On Productivity and People Pleasing

In the past few months, I have begged to hear from God...I knew He was there; He has been all along. I knew He was the one stopping me in my tracks, and I knew instinctively it was His love and care for me that undergirded the movement of His hand. But I couldn't distinguish His voice among the cacophony of this life I've built for myself. I couldn't hear Him, even though I was in the Word daily and praying for relief...And, so, my prayer to hear from God came from a place of, "What do you want me to do?" Perhaps He meant for me to release a ministry or incorporate something new into my schedule. Perhaps it was a priorities issue or a needed change in focus...continue reading.

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Christine Hoover is a church planting pastor's wife, a mom, and an author who loves encouraging women to live and lead from grace. She is the author of two books, The Church Planting Wife and From Good to Grace: Letting Go of the Goodness Gospel.
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