Author: Starla

Name: Starla Smith. Top titles: Wife, Mom, and Lala What I do: Executive Pastor at Springs of Life Church What I Enjoy: I love coffee, sunshine, cinnamon candy, llama's, photo quotes, books, and all things media. I love to write and share what God is giving. What I am Passionate about: I want to see people find Jesus and freedom in their soul through the renewing of the mind which is the gatekeeper of the heart. Personal Mission Statement: Fearless in Living, Faithful in All, Forward Regardless My Favorite Quote: Don’t worry about tomorrow, God is already there.

Advent: Day 5 – Blessing

The ultimate act of faith would be to absolutely believe that this God we serve is GOOD. HE IS GOOD! Could I believe that with all my heart? That HE IS GOOD! Am I able to believe that He will bless me? Advent …the Blessing that blesses has come. The notion that God is good…

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Advent: Day 4 – Never Alone

History itself is a testament to the King of the Cross. BC – Before Christ  & AD – After Death. A.D. is a Latin abbreviation for Anno Domini meaning ‘in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ” All of history is either before or after this one day. AD –VENT – means to PROCLAIM HIS COMING – this One who would die and rise again…

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Advent: Day 3 – Be Found

Where am I? Where are you? Sometimes, I feel lost. Sometimes, I feel so comfortably numb I get worried about myself. Sometimes, I feel like I am spinning circles and then I find Him in the middle of my mess and I am right where I belong. Advent reminds us of the coming of Christ….

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Advent: Day 2 – Be Love

God created this great vast world and little ol’ me and little ol’ you. He created the world with seeming greatness and we with seeming insignificance, and from my perspective I am little and yet each line and turn of me He drew it with intention. We celebrate Advent to remind us to see the…

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Advent: Day 1 – He’s Coming

Advent, it means a coming into place, into view, or being; an arrival: it’s the advent of the holiday season. For me, it is the coming of Christ into the world. It’s the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas, observed in commemoration of the coming of Christ into the world. HE IS COMING INTO MY…

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Prepare for Rejoicing – Advent

Last Sunday, I choked on toothpaste while getting ready for church. I accidentally inhaled it. I coughed, and coughed, as my lungs gasped for air. The coughing subsided but I could feel a burning in my chest just below my collar bone. Over the next few days, I developed a heaviness in my chest, my…

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