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We can all do better as a Christian, can’t we? And thankfully, our compassionate Father stands willing to help us.
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Beginning today, you can have newness of life

Today Can Be Different Posted on July 24, 2019 by SherylJuly 24, 2019
Mentors

This can be the season (your season!) when you find help to increasingly love God more than you love your sins. It can be a time of great spiritual growth as each of us spend time with God daily, meditate on His Word and make ourselves accountable to a trusted mentor or small group.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk) | Tagged faithfully obey, freedom, glory, God-honoring behavior, newness of life, powerful grace, relationships, Romans 6:4, shackles of sin, sin nature, spiritual growth, typing class, victory

God is available to meet with you right now

Today Can Be Different Posted on July 11, 2019 by SherylJuly 11, 2019

I can’t begin to imagine all God knows about me, good and bad. But I’m glad He knows all of it. And that He still loves me – extravagantly.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk) | Tagged accountability, defense mechanism, destructive behaviors, destructive habits, eating disorders, God is available, know my heart, Psalm 139:23, regret, search me, search your heart, security, shame, struggles, transparent

Do you know someone who is spiraling downward?

Today Can Be Different Posted on January 11, 2019 by SherylJanuary 11, 2019

What would happen if we sincerely prayed and – as God leads – got involved when we see signs that someone is spiraling downward? How might our churches and communities benefit if we show God’s mercy to those caught in the consequences of their bad or sinful choices?

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Posted in Addictive Behavior (Including Eating Disorders), Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk), Depression and Anxiety | Tagged compassion, dishonesty, generous, greed, hate, judgement, love, Luke 19:1, Luke 19:2, Luke 19:3, Luke 19:4, Luke 19:5, Luke 19:6, Luke 19:7, Luke 19:8, Luke 19:9, respect, sincere, spiraling downward, Zacchaeus

To my mother, who struggled with depression

Today Can Be Different Posted on May 8, 2018 by SherylDecember 27, 2018

Mom, I won’t pretend you were a perfect mother, but I know that you loved me as perfectly as you could. We both wish you had taught me how to cook, keep house and mix and match my clothes, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk), Depression and Anxiety | Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, anxiety, forgiveness, mother's day, motherhood, struggling with depression, to my mother

My husband gave me 30 days

Today Can Be Different Posted on March 26, 2018 by SherylApril 1, 2020

Bert had never come home in the middle of a workday, but five years ago, on April 1, he did. “We need to talk.” Nothing could have prepared me for the next words out of his mouth. “I want a … Continue reading →

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My name is Sheryl H. Boldt. I’ve been married to my loving husband Bert B. Boldt, II, since 2006. He and I each have four children and four grand­children. Besides writing for my blogs, I also work for Wave 94 in northern Florida and contribute to several newspapers and publications. From personal experience, I am a strong believer in the power of God to redeem me — and my life!

 

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