This post is part of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. It’s an opportunity to join up with a community of writers and bloggers of all ages and stages who gather around a single word prompt to free-write, unscripted and unedited, for five minutes.
When I hear the word fresh I usually think of things you can purchase at a farmers market like produce, flowers and baked goods. But today, I want to use this 5-letter adjective to talk about another 5-letter word, faith.
You see, spiritual growth does not happen when we let our spiritual practices (like prayer) get stale. How long has it been since you heard from God? If it has been a while, it’s most likely because you have been neglecting your quiet time. When we regularly spend time alone with God, he grooms us for our next calling and shows grace in unimaginable ways.
What are you going to do TODAY to make sure that your walk with Jesus does not grow stale?
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My Life in Our Father's World 
When I hear the word fresh I think of fresh oil. If we stay in the press—pressing our way to Jesus, pressing our way no matter what the situation my look like. Press our way to keep our faith inspite of…Then our oil will be like that of an olive fresh and ready for the Maker’s use. Blessings and Peace.
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I 💜 your perspective on this!
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Nice job, Barb. Fresh faith is always needed. It’s amazing you can write this well in five minutes flat!
Blessings.
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Thank you my friend. It’s the work of the Holy Spirit…I’m just the typist.
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Great words of both exhortation and encouragement!
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Thank you
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I brought some new pastel highlighters for journalling and a new version of the bible for a fresh perspective in 2021. I always needs a fresh perspective especially in Numbers 😉 lovely post God bless Loretta #4
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I had never thought of reading a new version until this year, it does make a HUGE difference. Great minds…
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Most mornings when I sit to read my Bible, I pray, :”Lord, show me something new in Your Word today.” He never fails to cause a word or a Scripture to stand out anew. Blessings!
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Isn’t that amazing!! 😃
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That’s a good reminder Barb….prayer, scriptures and prayer….such powerful tools…
Btw…when I think of fresh I think of a fresh start and new beginnings….⛅
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Thanks for stopping by today!
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🙏🏼💐🤩
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Wow this so nice story and i do like everything about this beautiful story
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Thank you 🙂
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My word of the year is FOCUS and I believe the Lord chose it for me, reminding me to focus on Him. To that end, I started a Gospel reading plan. There’s nothing stale there. I’m looking forward to what I’ll learn in the next couple of months. I think we might have been on Kate M.’s zoom call today. Nice to meet you.
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I was not on the zoom call as I was traveling today. I look forward to hearing more of your FOCUS journey in the coming months.
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I see your blog listed above has not been updated since 10/18. Where else can I read your work?
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Hi Barbara, I just found your comment! Oh my goodness! Looks like you found my first WP blog. You can still find me on WP at https://myconcretedove.com/. Come visit me there.
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Perfect
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