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I Choose Today to Let God Use the Little Things

Molinda Hern October 4, 2025

Romans 8:28 tells us, “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” We usually think of this verse in light of the big stuff—job loss, illness, grief, tragedy. But what about the little things—the everyday interactions, the words we speak in frustration, the way we respond when we feel misunderstood? Not long ago, I was on the phone with a customer service rep about a shipping mistake. Her response came across as accusatory, and before I knew it, my defenses went up. My words followed quickly after. The call ended with tension instead of resolution, and I felt the sting of conviction. I had not been a good witness for Christ. Shame whispered that I was a failure. But God… He reminded me that even my shortcomings can become places of growth. The Holy Spirit gently uncovered the deeper reasons for my reaction and gave me the opportunity to invite Him into those places. That moment became a lesson—a reminder of what not to do, but more importantly, a call to let Him transform me so my light can shine brighter

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I Choose Today to Let God Heal Every Part of Me

Molinda Hern October 2, 2025

Have you ever been in pain or in a painful situation that just felt inescapable? You prayed for God to take the pain away or to take you out of the situation, but it didn’t seem to happen quickly…or maybe at all? If that’s you, I want to give you this reminder: God is always at work, even in the healing. A couple of years ago, I injured my knee from overuse. At first, it was manageable, so I ignored it. But over time, the pain grew worse. Then one day, my knee gave out completely—I could barely stand. I finally went to the doctor, tried physical therapy, did everything I was supposed to do, but nothing seemed to help. One night I woke up in intense pain—not just in my knee, but in my other knee, my hip, and my foot. Lying there, I cried out to the Lord: “What am I doing wrong? I’m doing all the right things, but the pain just keeps spreading!” And in that quiet moment, I sensed the Spirit whisper: “Sometimes coming out of a painful situation means healing all that was affected, not just the knee.” That truth hit me deeply. While

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I Choose Today to Live in the Promise, Not the Curse

Molinda Hern September 30, 2025

I’ve been thinking about this thread that runs through Scripture, and it’s stopping me in my own tracks. Back in Genesis 9, Noah curses Canaan, Ham’s son, declaring that his descendants will live under the weight of servitude. From that moment forward, the land of Canaan carried the weight of that curse. And the results showed quickly, Canaan’s descendants became a people marked by corruption, rebellion, and practices that grieved the heart of God. Their land became known as a place of idolatry and wickedness. And yet in Genesis 12, God does something that looks upside-down, He sends Abram to that very land. The land of the cursed becomes the land of promise. Over and over again, as Israel steps into Canaan, we see God pulling people out of the shadow of that curse, like Rahab, a Canaanite woman in Jericho, who had faith to believe in the God of Israel and ended up folded right into His family, even into the very lineage of Jesus. The place and the people once branded as cursed become part of God’s story of redemption. And then we see it again in Jesus’ ministry. There was a woman who had been bleeding for

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I Choose Today to Believe God Brings Order from Chaos

Molinda Hern September 27, 2025

Chaos… it seems to come from every direction of life: culture, economy, weather, evil. It collides with our day-to-day too—our workplaces, highways, schools, even our homes. And if we’re honest, it presses in on our thoughts: questions about purpose, worries about the future, doubts that spiral into anxiety. Chaos feels pervasive everywhere we look. When will it stop? As I was reading Genesis 1, I noticed something right away: “The earth was completely chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep…” (NRSVUE). That phrase grabbed me. But as I studied further, hope began to surface. Because while chaos was present, it wasn’t permanent. It wasn’t menacing. It simply meant God’s creative work hadn’t begun yet. And there, right in the middle of the chaos, ruakh—God’s breath, His Spirit—was hovering. Not passively, but like an electric charge, full of expectant energy. One commentary describes it as fluttering, vibrating, actively moving over the waters, ready to bring order out of chaos. The same word appears in Deuteronomy 32:10–11, where Moses describes God watching over “the apple of His eye.” That’s you. That’s me. Just as an eagle hovers and flutters over its young to guard and protect, God hovers over His

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I Choose Today to See the Seed in My Hand

Molinda Hern September 25, 2025

Have you ever looked at something small and thought, What could this possibly amount to?A dream, a step of faith, a prayer whispered when you don’t feel strong enough to believe it out loud. It feels so small, almost insignificant. But what if God sees it differently? Seeds don’t look like much. They’re tiny, fragile, forgettable. But inside a seed is an entire future, roots, branches, fruit, even shade for generations to come. The extraordinary is already written into the ordinary. It just hasn’t had its season to grow yet. Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed…” (Matthew 13:31–32). Small at the start, but when planted, it grows into something so much larger than we could imagine. The same is true for you. The seed in your hand, your willingness, your obedience, your faith, may not look like much. But God is the One who makes it grow. Your part is to plant, to trust, to release it into His hands. Don’t despise what feels small today. That prayer matters. That step of faith matters. That “yes” matters. You don’t have to see the full picture yet. You just need to believe the seed has a

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