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May 31, 2025
Jessica Stephens
Not Every Battle Is Spiritual Warfare- But ...

What a 14-week marriage intensive taught us about small seeds, spiritual weeds, and intentional growth.

Not Every Battle Is Spiritual Warfare- But Every Seed Matters
April 7, 2025
parenting
Jessica Stephens
Paper Plates and Purpose: Cultivating a Family ...

What I didn't know then, and am just now beginning to understand now, is that my elders spoke of a family culture- one filled with standards, traditions, boundaries, and customs. Fast forward to now living in my 30s, married with 5 young kiddos. For a few years, I felt the Holy Spirit impress on me to consider carefully the culture my husband and I were cultivating within our home.

Paper Plates and Purpose: Cultivating a Family Culture Where God Feels Familiar
June 23, 2024
Jessica Stephens
Sacred Shifts: When Subtle Holy Spirit ...

I planned on mopping, prepping homeschool stuff, and folding some laundry. The first day back from a weekend like this, alone with the kids, is HARD. I don’t want to be rushing in the morning and feeling overwhelmed.

Sacred Shifts: When Subtle Holy Spirit Disruptions Stretch Beyond Comfort
March 12, 2024
inspirational
Jessica Stephens
When God’s “favor” isn’t found in the result… ...

Honestly, most of the lists, goals, plans that my husband and I have made year after year have not come to fruition.

When God’s “favor” isn’t  found in the result… but in the process. May you have eyes to see and be thankful
November 10, 2023
inspirational
Jessica Stephens
Do the Last Thing God Told You to Do.

Don’t be tempted to become enslaved to the title you’ve arrested yourself under and thereby become a faithful servant to that “title” instead of the Lord.

Do the Last Thing God Told You to Do.
Jessica Stephens
March 29, 2018
God, inspirational

It's Not About You

Jessica Stephens
March 29, 2018
God, inspirational
It's Not About You

Have you ever found yourself in prayer, constantly asking/praying in a rhythmic pattern of “Lord help me to....and I pray that You would...and help me to...and help me to...and help me to...and help me to?”

Tagged: Hezekiah, God, Prayer

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Jessica Stephens
February 13, 2018
inspirational, God

Do You Overlook Miracles due to Spiritual Shortsightedness?

Jessica Stephens
February 13, 2018
inspirational, God
Do You Overlook Miracles due to Spiritual Shortsightedness?

It’s easier to overlook spiritual miracles and rush towards doubting/questioning/becoming overly concerned with miracles that I can see with the eye.

Tagged: princeofegypt, moses, quail, spiritual, physical, miracles

3 Comments
Jessica Stephens
January 30, 2018
inspirational, God

Is God only found on certain parts of Earth? (I thought I knew the answer)

Jessica Stephens
January 30, 2018
inspirational, God
Is God only found on certain parts of Earth? (I thought I knew the answer)

However, when it came down to a dwindling savings account, a lack of call backs from potential employers, was God a God of the real world with harsher consequence?

Tagged: God, Earth, Arameans

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Jessica Stephens
January 2, 2018
God, personal

Saved...through stand still traffic

Jessica Stephens
January 2, 2018
God, personal
Saved...through stand still traffic

Some car got shot at. Some car...was shot.

Tagged: traffic, shooting, miracle

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