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Overcome

How confusing it is sometimes to be a woman. Or even just to be human.

We want one thing. God wants another.

We know what God wants even as we (want to) disobey Him. We feel God's conviction about something and turn right around and do it anyway.

Sometimes I feel as though my head (thoughts) have gone crazy. I obsess over things I shouldn't. I worry way too much. I know something is wrong when God convicts me of it, but I don't feel bad for doing it, all the same.

I know that I can't be the only one that struggles with these things, but how do you talk to someone else about something that you can't even make sense of yourself?

God never promised that life on earth would be easy. He didn't promise that sins would be easy to overcome.

But He did promise to help us, guide us, and love us despite all of our crazy mishaps and failures.

Here is a song that has been on my mind ALOT lately. Listen to the words. It is such a wonderful promise and truth.

I know it's kind of long, but listen to it. Let God speak through the words to you.


I hope some of this made since to someone.

Thanks for reading.

In God, Emily

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