The Better Things God Wants for our Blank Spaces

What if we knew God had better things for our blank spaces than we ever imagined?

Better than what the world has to offer. Better than the things we attempt to fill them with.

He does!

We all deal with blank spaces because seasons of life bring loss or lack in areas such as relational, spiritual, mental and emotional.

My story certianly includes blank. Blank spaces nearly succeeded at branding my childhood. They attempted to steal my joy.

And blank often overstayed its welcome and threatened to hold me hostage to the emptiness.

So I used to wonder if the God in heaven received memos from people on earth. One memo in particular from a girl wondering why He allowed her life to have blanks. Why He didn’t give her answers. 

Therefore, I grew into a woman who became obsessed for any and every blank to be filled in with something—anything. 

Like as a college student it bothered me to leave an unknown answer blank on a test. Even now, whether it’s a class or online training, I frantically search for what goes in the blank. 

Or the need for all the lines filled in on my Bible study book. Seeing blank lines with missing answers triggers memories of a life devoid of answers. 

Blank Spaces in All Shapes and Sizes

Blank spaces come in many shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common. They are void of the better thing God has for them.

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5 Ways People See Jesus in Me

Do people see Jesus in me? 

This is a question I often think about.

And I pray this as a request to the Father. 

Perhaps this is a desire you hold and pray. Lord, let others see Jesus in me!

Lately, this hope and prayer stays at the forefront of my mind.

So I completed my own soul-searching, looking in the Scriptures, and asking the Holy Spirit to open my spiritual eyes to how others truly see Jesus in me. 

Because when Jesus lives in us and we allow the triune God to transform us from the inside out, everything about Him radiates in us and our life.

Then, people see Jesus in us.

Others See Jesus 

(1.) In my salvation. 

It all begins here. Once we have a salvation experience and personal redemption story, we are new creations (1 Corinthians 5:17). Christ is our Savior.

In Galatians 1, the Apostle Paul recounts his life before Christ. He shares an impressive religious resume and all that he attained. Yet, look at how he ends the chapter.

“And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only were hearing it said, ‘He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.’ And they glorified God because of me.” Galatians 1:22-24 (ESV, emphasis added)

Notice how Paul never wrote that others glorified me because of me. No, God received the glory for the saving work of Jesus in Paul’s life. 

We have a story to share, a personal testimony of Jesus saving our soul and giving us eternal life.

Do people see Jesus in me? When everything about Jesus radiates in me and my life, then people see Jesus in me. Share on X

(2.) When the Word lives in me.

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Living Free from Worry and Fear

Maybe you want to stop worrying and start trusting, or just relax and enjoy the moment. Please welcome my writing friend, Doris, as she shares an excerpt from her new free eBook, Find Your Path to Peace of Mind. Perhaps living free is something you desire.

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By Doris Homan

Find Your Path to Peace of Mind: Living Free

Have you ever thought, “If only I could have peace of mind”? If so, this may be the most important report you read all year. Here’s why…

Have you ever said any of these things?

• I don’t know how to stop worrying and start trusting…
• I don’t know how to relax and just enjoy the moment…
• I don’t want to be so paralyzed with this fear…
• I’m tired of being stressed out all the time…

If you can relate to any of that, then this is going to be life-changing for you.

Living Free from Worry and Fear

First, it’s important to understand what is at the root of worry and fear, then practical ways to overcome.

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Priceless Treasures to Make Your House a Home

What makes a home…a home?

Within the first eight years of my life, I moved multiple times.

I went from living with both my parents, to living with my mom, then living with my mom and grandparents in a new state, and living with a new stepfather and a new last name. 

No matter where I called home, something always felt missing. Like an emptiness went along inside heavy boxes and heavy hearts.

As a kid, I never knew how to define home. Then I watched The Wizard of Oz and heard Dorothy’s famous line, “There’s no place like home.” 

The Security of Home

It’s also said, Home is where your heart is.

I learned it’s more than brick and mortar with a roof over your head and a bed to sleep in. Instead, it’s where you go to escape the uncertainty of the world. And where you find security and certainty. 

But what if your home is uncertain and lacks the attention you need? Your body might be sheltered and protected from outside harm, while your heart isn’t. Exposed hearts are vulnerable to inside harm. 

So when I married and started a family, I was determined to make every dwelling place a place filled with the most important things in life. Not a perfect place, but a place where our hearts are fully alive.

Since we were in full-time ministry for over thirty years, we lived in many different dwellings and towns.

But you can have a house filled with beautiful and expensive treasures but be missing what your family needs most.

“By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” Proverbs 24:3-4 (NIV)

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Priceless Treasures of Home

Let’s look at four priceless treasures that help us make a H.O.M.E.

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