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Hi – I’m Linda Graf. I wrote a book about my journey to freedom and abundant life, it’s called Bitter Truth: My Story of Bitterness, Grace and Repentance. Why? Because I was trapped in anger, self-pity and bitterness for years and didn’t know why or what to do about it. If you have similar struggles, I want to encourage you. There is hope, healing and freedom to be found in Jesus. Sign up to receive regular updates and my Forgiveness Cheat Sheet: 6 Things to Remember When You Can’t Get Past The Hurt.

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Living By Faith, Not Sight

by Linda Graf | Apr 24, 2020 | Being Thankful, Faith, Trusting God

But the Lord does provide for us, and here is proof in my life

What To Avoid During The Pandemic

by Linda Graf | Apr 4, 2020 | Being Thankful, The Transformed Mind, Trusting God

We are in unprecedented times here in the springtime of 2020. We wouldn’t have dreamed a year ago of a nationwide quarantine because of a worldwide pandemic. I believe our lives and culture will manifest permanent changes in years to come, just like our world after...

Pride Vs. Joy

by Linda Graf | Apr 14, 2019 | Believing Truth, Joy, The Transformed Mind

About twelve years ago our church had a ladies' retreat. I'm on the ministry team and I helped with planning and led the worship as I normally do. Our speaker's topic was joy. She told us God is a joyful God, that He has joy in us and desires for us to have His joy....

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Do You Need Healing?

Are you plagued by regular, annoying sins that often seem to creep up on you? Do you find yourself doing the same things over and over? Sometimes we call these "besetting" sins. One definition of besetting is: constantly assailing or obsessing, as with temptation....

Choosing To Be Offended…Or Not

Are you easily offended? I used to be. Thankfully I'm not as much anymore. What's the difference? I don't allow it as often. But you might say, "How can you choose not to be offended? What if you can't help it? Doesn't it just happen automatically?" I believe the...

4 Things To Remember When Things Aren’t Going Your Way

We have all had those days. Frustrations, delays, difficulties. Traffic makes you late, the wi-fi is down, someone gets the flu and cancels. In these instances, I often sigh dramatically, “the universe is plotting against me!” But sometimes the problems are far more...

The Ripple Effect

Our denomination’s founder, Dr. A.B. Simpson, was the speaker at a summer camp in the early 1900's. One day during lunch, a young waiter spilled hot soup on him. The young man was horrified by his clumsiness and apologized profusely, but Dr. Simpson responded with...

How Can I Know God’s Will?

Have you ever felt paralyzed by indecision? When there are choices before you, how do you know what God's will is? I find it hard to know what's best, especially when the choices are all good things. Knowing God's will in any uncertain situation seems elusive and...

Inward Vs. Outward Thinking

One of the chief prescriptions in overcoming bitterness is obtaining a transformed mind. This process, as described in Romans 12:2, is allowing God to change the way we think. It involves the practice of unselfish thinking. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this...

4 Lessons I Learned From Pain

I have had pain on my mind quite a bit. I haven't posted lately because three weeks ago I had knee replacement surgery which has necessarily caused pain to be my fairly constant companion. Before I went to the hospital I asked the Lord to help me. My desire was to be...

A New Year of Fresh Beginnings

Author Donald S. Whitney did a guest blog post on crossway.org in which he listed ten questions to ponder in the new year: The beginning of a new year is an ideal time to stop, look up, and get our bearings. To that end, here are some questions to ask prayerfully in...

How Careful Are We?

We must be careful with dangerous weapons, and our words must be used with care or they will inflict much harm.

5 Reasons Self-Pity Is BAD

These days, I am fearful when I hear self-pitying thoughts roll around in my mind or words come out of my mouth. Why? Because I know the dangerous path it will lead me to.