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Recycling Broken into Beautiful
Lotus Inspired
Lotus Inspired

A lotus flower has petals that bloom one by one, in the darkest and thickest mud. In order for us to grow in wisdom, we need the mud of pain and suffering to mold us.

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Shannon JanicoMay 3, 2017 Comment
Self-Imposed Deadlines
Self-Imposed Deadlines

Free yourself from self-imposed deadlines, expectations, and unrealistic goals. God, thankfully, has His own plans. 

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Shannon JanicoApril 23, 2017 Comments
God is Bigger Than My Wedding
God is Bigger Than My Wedding

Thankfully, God is bigger than the flowers and the dress. Your marriage, not your wedding, is long-lasting . 

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Shannon JanicoApril 18, 2017 Comments
Cheapening Grace
Cheapening Grace

Let's not get complacent from the comfort that Easter brings. True faith requires both faith and action. 

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Shannon JanicoApril 17, 2017 Comments
Addressing Grief
Addressing Grief

God prepares us to be vessels for His good and asks us to bear each other’s burdens.

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Shannon JanicoApril 14, 2017 Comment
Messy Buns
Messy Buns

Rock your messy bun. The only one who cares is you. 

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Shannon JanicoApril 12, 2017Comment
The "D" Word
The "D" Word

God does not drop us into the middle of a stormy sea alone; He always gives us a life raft.

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Shannon JanicoApril 12, 2017 Comment
Still Swept Away
Still Swept Away

Just because something takes work does not mean it should be avoided. God's grace sweeps our fears away. 

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Shannon JanicoApril 11, 2017 Comments
Beauty's Real Name
Beauty's Real Name

Beauty is not homogenous. The body needs care, not modification. It is made for worship, not shallow judgement.

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Shannon JanicoApril 1, 2017 Comment
Truth vs. Lies
Truth vs. Lies

You are the heir to the throne. A royal priesthood. A light that can never go out. 

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Shannon JanicoMarch 31, 2017 Comment
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“Satan knows that he cannot destroy you. Too late for that. The best he can do (and he intends to make full use of it) is to make your time on earth futile and unproductive, to suffocate you with sin, insecurity, fear, and discouragement until you are unable to live freely and fully. He can’t ‘unseat’ you, but he can intimidate you and render you ineffective and paralyzed.” -@priscillashirer Heaven Bent Women, join us in praying that our world and the Church will not be rendered unproductive or trapped in sin by Satan. People are not our greatest problems. The Enemy is. Let’s pray for protection and spiritual weapons to fight back. We have our victory already in Christ, Praise be to God!
“The two major paths of transformation are great love and great sufferings.” Do you find that when you are in a hard time which you cannot solve on your own, you finally cry out to God? Richard Rohr reminds us that trials are instruments for God to give us the desires of our heart, Himself. Keep calm in the trials and hard seasons knowing that God is building character and hope that does not disappoint. Heaven Bent Women see the misery transforming quietly into the ministry. Read #Romans5 #heavenbentwomen
What if every single experience in your life is preparing you for something big? “If you are going to be used by God, He will take you through a multitude of experiences that are not meant for you at all; they are meant to make you useful in His hands.”-Oswald Chambers. #heavenbentwomen
Are you investing your time and energy on things that will last? “Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke and the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner, but My Salvation will be forever, and My Righteousness will never be dismayed.” #Isaiah51v6 #HeavenBentWomen #eyesup
“Jesus’ invitation to us wasn’t complicated. He said to go find people who are hurting and lonely and isolated- the ones who look wrong or did wrong- and learn from them what your faith is about. Did the people in jails make big mistakes? You bet. Is it easy to see their biggest failures? Of course. I’m not sure why Jesus said we should visit people who had failed big... but I wonder if it’s because He knew we’d fail too.” #BobGoff #HeavenBent #EverybodyAlways
Jesus said to his friends, “I tell you solemnly, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. And so, the one who makes himself as little as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” -Matthew 18:2-4. In our age of comparison, sophistication, and achievement, the rediscover of childhood, as Brennan Manning says, is a wonderful concept since “the positive qualities of the child- openness, trusting dependence, playfulness, simplicity, sensitivity to feelings- restrain us from closing ourselves off to new ideas, unprofitable commitments, the surprises of the Spirit, and risky opportunities for growth. The un-self-consciousness of the child keeps us from morbid introspection, endless self-analysis, and the fatal narcissism of spiritual perfectionism.” How can you reclaim the positive inner-child in yourself today? Comment with ideas 🌟#HeavenBentWomen #bechildlikenotchildish
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.... She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in double thickness... Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” #HeavenBentWomen #proverbs31 #RecyclingBrokenintoBeautiful #Christianblog #shareyourwisdom #Emailus #emailinbio
“Many Christians... finds themselves defeated by the most powerful psychological weapon that Satan used against Christians. This weapon has the effectiveness of a deadly missile. Its name? Low self-esteem. Satan’s greatest psychological weapon is a gut-level feeling of inferiority, inadequacy, and low self-worth. This feeling shackles many Christians in spite of wonderful spiritual experience... and knowledge of God’s Word. Although they understand their position as sons and daughters of God, they are tied up in knots, bound by a terrible feeling of inferiority, and chained to a deep sense of worthlessness... self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us ‘Beloved.’ Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence.” -Brennan Manning, from Abba’s Child. Peter and Judas both sinned greatly by denying Jesus, yet Judas’s self-hate led to suicide, while Peter’s acceptance and surrender of who he really was led him to Jesus and abundant life. . . . Have you struggled with self-hate or low self-esteem? How old were you? How did Satan prevent you from stepping into what God was calling you to do? How God use this experience to bring you closer to Him? Email heavenbentwomen@gmail.com with your story and wisdom. #romans8v37to39 #Christianblog #RecyclingBrokenintoBeautiful #HeavenBentWomen
“He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” -Matthew 28:6. Jesus is either a lunatic or Lord. He cannot be just a good teacher and not the Messiah because a good teacher would not lie about being the Messiah. Jesus rose from the dead proving that he is who he said he was and is. He is Lord, Savior, Hope, Redemption, Love, Peace, the Way, the Truth, and the Abundant Life! He is not simply a good teacher; He is the reason we can be #HeavenBent. Happy Easter.
Do you have a hard time understanding why Jesus had to die on the cross for our sins? Do you feel like you are living life perfectly fine on your own? You aren't a murderer, and you are definitely better than that girl at school. Or maybe you feel so much shame for what you have done that you want to run far away from God because you assume He doesn't want to talk with you...................................................................................... Today is "Good Friday," the day spent remembering when Jesus got nailed to the cross for us. In the wise words of Sharon House Miller, "Some of us rebel against the rules and some of us rebel against the rescue, but the end result is the same: separation from God.".......................................................................................................................Deuteronomy 28:15-68 describes in horrific detail what separation from God looks like...severe and long lasting "extraordinary afflictions" and "sickness grievous and lasting" that the disobeying people (me, you, us) deserve. If you are anything like us, you have a hard time even resisting a chocolate bar during lent or spending thirty minutes of your day with God. We cannot earn our salvation. For all have fallen short of the glory of God. Praise the Lord that Jesus took the punishment for us.......................................It is not Easter yet. If we do not sit with "madness," the "blindness," the "boils," and the "horror" of "Good Friday," we will never understand the true joy of Easter. God had to treat Jesus like sinners, in order to treat sinners like Jesus. #HeavenBentWomen #GoodFriday #Christianblog #Mark15
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