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Helping you fully follow Jesus in every part of life
🤍 Loving @paigestraarup
⛪️ Leading @spiritchurch.co
🌵 Living in Chandler, AZ

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Your Monday matters just as much as your Sunday. 👀

The way you show up, the way you treat people, the integrity you carry, and the excellence you bring to your work can all point people to Jesus.

You don’t have to stand on a stage to make an eternal difference.

Watch the full message on YouTube. Link in bio.

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You might be in a hole, but that doesn’t mean you’re stuck there. 🙌

Whether it’s debt, financial stress, or decisions you wish you could take back, there is a way forward.

Tell the truth. Make a plan. Ask the Father. And don’t wait to take the first step.

Because here’s the good news: You don’t have to get your mess together before coming to God. He’s already running toward you.

Ready to take that next step? We’ve got a free financial resource to help you get started!

Find it here: https://www.spiritchurch.co/messages/how-to-be-financially-free

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Just because you can afford the payment doesn’t mean you can afford the cost. 👀

Not every opportunity is worth taking. Not every desire needs to be satisfied. And not everything you want is something you need.

Sometimes the greatest freedom comes from learning to say no to what looks good now for something better later.

Watch the full message on YouTube. Link in bio.

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What if our faith shifted from “what if” to “even if”? 🙌

Even if God doesn’t move the way we hoped, He is still good. Even if the outcome looks different than we prayed for, He is still faithful.

Our trust in God isn’t based on what He does for us, but on who He is.
He is God, and He is good at being God.

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Your mind can make something feel true way before it ever becomes reality.

So don’t let every “what if” take up residence.

Filter it through what is true. Remember where God has already been faithful. And when anxiety predicts the worst, let God’s Word have the final say.

Watch the full message on YouTube. Link in bio.

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Peace comes from knowing the One who holds the outcome.

Prayer is more than asking God to fix it, it’s handing Him the weight of it. Bring Him what you’re carrying and trust Him with what you can’t control.

Do today. Hand Him tomorrow. Save this for when the what-ifs return.

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You can love someone deeply without taking responsibility for everything they’re carrying.

Helping isn’t the same as owning.
Caring isn’t the same as fixing.
And saying “this isn’t mine to carry” doesn’t mean you stopped loving them.

Sometimes putting it down is exactly what you need to do.

Watch the full message on YouTube. Link in bio.

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We want the peace of God without always wanting to surrender control.

But peace isn’t found in having everything figured out.

It’s found in trusting the One who does.

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Stress is a signal to pause and ask God what needs to shift.

Something to put down? A yes to reconsider? Room for rest?

Even when the pressure doesn’t change, Jesus gives us strength and teaches us to walk in His peace.

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Sweet sweet September!!!

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The enemy doesn’t get to determine your posture.

Fear doesn’t get to move you.
Chaos doesn’t get to shake you.
The attack doesn’t change who you belong to.

When your confidence is rooted in Jesus, you don’t have to panic every time life pushes back.

Watch the full message on YouTube. Link in bio.

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