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“Single Conversations” Book Review

October 9, 2017 in lifestyle, reading, singleness

A book review on Savoring Single by Kara Beth

Can I introduce you all to a book today that has encouraged and challenged me? I hope you said yes (cause I’m going right into it 😉). This ebook is called Single Conversations and is written by the beautiful Kara Beth from Joy Because Grace (I give you permission to leave this post for just

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You know what’s really cool? Sometimes the most difficult and uncomfortable situations in our lives also grow us the most. Like isn’t that crazy? I think that means we can go through trials with a spirit of joy because we know they’re refining us and making us into a better person, if we let them. ⠀
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Maybe that’s elementary to some of us, but maybe others of us need that reminder. ⠀
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God is before you, with you, and behind you. I pray that whatever you’re going through right now will grow you into a more sanctified you and that you will feel God’s presence and love in a very real, tangible way. He’s there, in every moment, and He’s absolutely in control. I pray you rest in that peace tonight.⠀
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“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”⠀
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:3-5‬ ‭💙

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I told God the other day that I didn’t like having to depend on Him so much. I’m just being honest. I want to be close to God, but I also want to be independent and get things done by myself.⠀
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But I think that God has me exactly where He wants me- dependent on Him. ⠀
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Dependent for strength in every moment. ⠀
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Dependent on peace to calm my anxious mind and heart. ⠀
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Dependent on guidance and wisdom.⠀
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Dependence on God is where I grow the most and bring Him the most glory. ⠀
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The independence that I crave at times is honestly a desire for comfort and control. The truth is, I wasn’t meant to do this life in my own strength. I was made for intimacy and dependence on my Savior, doing hard things through His strength that bring Him glory. ⠀
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So I’ll learn to depend on God in every moment for everything I need, because He is faithful 💜

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I’ve been learning lately that I don’t have to have my whole life all figured out.⠀
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It’s okay if I need to take it one day at a time.⠀
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It’s okay if I don’t know where I’ll be 5 years from now. Or even a month from now.⠀
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It’s okay if I’m not on the other side of a struggle. Being in the middle of it working through it builds endurance.⠀
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It’s okay if I need to ask for some help or if I need to say no to something.⠀
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Trying to figure it all out makes me so anxious, and yet that’s what I’ve been doing.⠀
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Trusting God every day in every moment brings me so much peace. ⠀
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There are so many verses in the Bible about how we shouldn’t be anxious for anything and we should trust God in everything. It takes intentionality and even work to trust God instead of worrying. But to me, it’s so worth it 💜

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Ever since Jason and I started dating, I’ve been asked so many times what I’m going to blog about now. And it’s a good question! I’ve been blogging about being single for 2 years now.⠀
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Honestly, I’m not really sure what I’m going to blog about 😂 When Jason asked me what I was going to blog about now, I told him I didn’t know because I wasn’t an expert at anything anymore, haha. I wasn’t ever an “expert” at being single by any means and I messed up a lot, but now I really have no idea what I’m doing 🤷🏼‍♀️⠀
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So I may still blog about being single. I’ve got a lot to say on the topic. But I also might blog about dating if I learn something I want to share. I may blog about things that have nothing to do with relationships. Above all, I want to listen to the Spirit’s promptings about what to post.⠀
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Right now, my main focus is just seeking God in this new season. I love blogging, but I probably won’t be writing as much now because I have such a full schedule with college, work, ministry, and relationships.⠀
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Just wanted to give y’all an update and let you know that I love you all! 💙

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After 739824 tries, we finally got a good picture 🤷🏼‍♀️💙

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“So I will praise You on the mountain⠀
And I will praise you when the mountain’s in my way⠀
You're the summit where my feet are⠀
So I will praise You in the valleys all the same⠀
No less God within the shadows⠀
No less faithful when the night leads me astray⠀
You're the Heaven where my heart is⠀
In the highlands and the heartache all the same”⠀
- Highlands (Song of Ascent) by Hillsong United ⠀
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Honestly, last year at this time, I was in one of the hardest seasons of my life. I was a new college student trying to deal with a broken relationship, and God had a ton to teach me.⠀
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Today, I’m in one of the sweetest seasons of my life. And God still has a ton to teach me haha.⠀
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But my point is this: God is faithful in every season. Whether you perceive it as good or bad, whether it hurts or you’re happy, whether it seems like He is near or not. ⠀
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He is still God. He is still good. And He’s always faithful 💙

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“The largest chapter in the Bible is a collection of poetic phrases describing a man’s undying love for God’s Word.⠀
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Why do we overlook that and go crazy over a Jer. 29:11?⠀
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It’s because our culture has made living for Christ about living for yourself, when God says it’s about Him.”⠀
John Mason⠀
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You may have seen me share this on my story this weekend, but I was so convicted and wanted to share it here as well.⠀
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I am SO guilty of making this Christian walk about me. What does God want ME to do? How will He use ME? Will He comfort, protect, heal etc ME?⠀
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All of those are good things, and He does have a plan and purpose for you. But if that’s all you’re living for, your view of God and life is way too small.⠀
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It’s all about Him. It always has been. Can you imagine what the Church would look like if we stopped living for ourselves and started making it all about God?? About His glory and His name? #foodforthought

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