Category: Posts
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What Do You Think About?
What are your thought patterns? What do you spend the most time thinking about throughout your days and weeks? Last week I touched on the topic of idolatry. Idolatry is obsessing over or being consumed by someone or something other than God or – in other words – worshiping someone…
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Always Looking Forward to the Next Thing
How are you doing this fall? Not going to lie, for me, it has been a rollercoaster season. I have been feeling very up and down emotionally and struggling to be content with where God has me. I even had a few weeks of anxiety creeping back into my life.…
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Depression & Discipline: How To Get Out Of A Slump
Even if you have never struggled with depression, you have probably experienced not wanting to do something that you know is good for you. This is a very common human struggle. The Apostle Paul describes it in Romans 7:15 as, “I do not understand what I do. For what I…
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True Confidence
By: Alli Matthews I hold my head a little higher I’m the daughter Of the Most High King My smile glows a little brighter I have the God of the universe Dwelling within me Shoulders back a little farther Doing the good deeds For which He created me Gaze holds…
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What Does It Mean to Have Confidence in God?
By: Alli Matthews What does it mean to have confidence in the Lord? Previously, we explored what it looks like when we try to have confidence in ourselves. Here is a link to that blog post if you missed it: https://branchonthevine.com/2024/06/04/the-people-pleasing-paralysis-problem-self-confidence-vs-confidence-in-god/ To summarize that one, building our confidence in ourselves…
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People-Pleasing Anxiety
By: Alli Matthews I confess to you, God My people-pleasing nature My suffocating anxiety About what people think of me Worrying about things I said Having overly high standards Presenting myself as perfect When you’re the only one who could be I know that in You I’m free from that Stubborn sin & annoying anxiety Thank you for forgiving me Help me…
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The People-Pleasing Paralysis Problem: Self-Confidence vs. Confidence in God
By: Alli Matthews I recently listened to a speaker who said self-confidence is one of the most important qualities needed to gain success. This advice takes me back to sophomore year of high school. I had a great group of friends, but if I was in a class without them,…
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Doing Life Together
By: Alli Matthews Suddenly we’ve moved From the extravagance Of dating each other To the simplicity Of doing life together And we’re still In the honeymoon Phase of marriage But we’re already Getting used to each other And you go to work Monday through Friday As I do laundry And…
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Three Things We Learned In Three Years of Marriage
By: Alli Matthews Today is mine and Evan’s three year wedding anniversary, so I thought I would do something a little different for this week’s blog. Evan and I will each share three things we have learned in our three short years of marriage. So, yes, I know, the title…
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Betrayal & Jesus
By: Alli Matthews Jesus knew that He would get betrayed Yet that man who would He still befriended I like to regret the things I did for you The ways I loved you Before you shattered me I cringe at all Our beautiful memories When I was so naive Before you betrayed me But I shouldn’t Because Jesus doesn’t I’ve rejected Him I’ve wronged Him I’ve…
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