The Wholehearted Blog

Watching in Silence

The silence of God is intriguing to consider. Because of who God is, we look to Him for guidance, answers, miracles, and provision. But because of God’s all-powerfulness, He can...

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Guide your Heart; don’t Follow

I used to treat time with Jesus as just another desire. I would wait for my desires to spiral me toward spending time with Jesus. I would neglect to seek...

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What is the long-term goal for having quiet time?

As a society, we have caught on to the notion that if we want to make positive changes in our life, and create habits that stick, we need to know...

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Wholehearted Worship

The day quickly felt overwhelming, and my anxiety level was rising. This is not how I had wanted to start my week. I had envisioned a peaceful day: children behaving and...

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The Balancing Act of Life

I hadn’t slept through the night in weeks, the baby was colicky, our two-year-old was teething, my husband was away on business, and our four-year-old threw up in the middle...

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Every Hour I Need You

Creating a daily quiet time with Jesus has meant a lot of dying to self for me. My sinful nature is very selfish and pleasure-seeking. I want what I want when I...

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Why You Should Spend Time with Jesus Today

As much as I enjoyed being homeschooled and then attending a Christian college, it was a difficult transition to go from my Christian education to the worldly workforce. But that’s...

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Day and Night

When do you think about God?Is it on Sunday mornings in church? Or when you catch a glimpse of the Bible in a stack of books? Maybe it’s when you...

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In a world that functions at breakneck speeds, it takes intentional, deliberate choices to slow down and carve out time for us to seek the Lord, let alone to make...

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