tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72200094438534809992024-03-12T23:35:19.951-05:00Morning GloryAnastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-7880554803955903382018-07-23T05:30:00.000-05:002018-07-23T05:30:02.457-05:00How to Pursue Jesus with Your Whole Heart<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<![endif]-->“Let’s open with prayer,” I said.
My sister looked up with a mocking
expression. “Oh, this is, like, official? Weird.”
I felt the color seep into my face Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-73521052592970877612018-05-28T05:00:00.000-05:002018-05-28T05:00:09.295-05:00How to Use Your Summer Break Intentionally<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-61539481194394617662018-05-23T17:01:00.002-05:002018-05-23T17:01:52.636-05:00Book Review: Girl Defined by Kristen Clark & Bethany Baird<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-39291519798509707752018-04-30T05:30:00.000-05:002018-04-30T05:30:09.453-05:0010 Tips for Reducing Stress: Part 2
It was finals week at my university. I was trying so hard to maintain my 4.0, but I was on the edge in a couple classes. My family was trying to sell the house--and we had three showings that week.
If you have never moved and never shown a house, just know that it's rough. You may have less than 24 hours to drop everything and clean the entire house. My family had a big house because we are a Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-68843789710280903072018-04-23T05:30:00.001-05:002018-04-23T05:30:08.197-05:0010 Tips for Reducing Stress: Part 1
I wear my stress.
Literally.
Whenever I get stressed, I break out in painful, itchy eczema all over my legs. And I break out in cystic acne.
I hate being stressed.
I have always been a decently high-strung person. Each day I have my own agenda and when someone overturns it, or I am not able to accomplish everything I need to, or something happens that I'm not ready for, I responded with Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-15895039418453443572018-04-16T04:30:00.000-05:002018-04-16T04:30:08.278-05:006 Misconceptions about Purity
Something as simple as scrolling through social media can confuse our perception of purity and its importance. Our culture has a lot of misconceptions about
purity. As a result, many Christian girls growing up today in America are
being trained to believe lies about purity. It’s so hard not to believe these
lies because they’re so subtle—and they’re all around us.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-81046583610422942832018-04-09T05:30:00.000-05:002018-04-09T05:30:09.918-05:00How Waking Up at Early Helps Me Fight for PurityI attended a conference one year where a speaker challenged everyone
to wake up at 5am every morning. I was like, “HA! Oh sure. Try getting
me to do that! Maybe I’ll try to wake up twenty minutes earlier. Not two
hours earlier. LOL.”
What
time did I wake up this morning? 5am. What about yesterday? The day
before? The week before? The year before? My routine is to wake up at
5am on weekdayAnastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-66917331688923446072018-04-02T06:30:00.000-05:002018-04-02T06:30:24.299-05:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Material for Sacrifice
Today is the very last day of 10 Tips for Beating a Crush series! Before we
leave this subject, I have a few final things to say.
I wanted to share this story from a
sixteen-year-old girl that talks about many of the things we’ve discussed thus
far here on Morning Glory.
One
time I had a crush on a guy, but then was thrown into a situation where I
wouldn't be able to see him anymore.&Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-47060648732855956632018-03-26T06:00:00.000-05:002018-03-26T06:00:11.292-05:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Your Need for Christ
The subject of crushes is so extensive and it’s impossible to cover in one blog series about
all the different situations that could arise.
These are a few suggestions and tips that I have found helpful—and I’m
sure there are many more things you
could do to beat a crush than these ten tips that I have listed!
Of course, there are times and places for crushes.
I absolutely hope that you haveAnastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-8154650556807881032018-03-19T05:30:00.000-05:002018-03-19T05:30:11.541-05:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 10Here we are! The last tip of our 10 Tips for
Beating a Crush series! There will still be two more posts, however, wrapping up the series.
10.
Don't Over-Analyze It
This was a big struggle for me! I would take
something someone said to mean something else. Then I had to step back and say,
“Girl! What are you doing?” Especially for Christian guys, you really just have
to take them at Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-64977646885212137602018-03-12T05:31:00.000-05:002018-03-12T05:31:22.241-05:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 9
9. Focus
on others and pray for them.
Every Friday night, I volunteer at our church’s
inner city kids’ ministry called Pioneers. The kids we play with and teach come
from abusive and broken homes. Just a few weeks ago, I saw the broken heart of a little nine-year-old boy.
After my responsibilities were done, I wanted to go hang out with my friends.
But then I was asked instead to play with Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-17082333870677032382018-03-05T05:30:00.000-06:002018-03-07T11:33:50.588-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 8
If you've missed the first eight posts in this series, take a moment to check them out!
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: The Heart
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 1
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 2
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 3
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 4
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 5
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 6
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 7
8. Spend
less Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-71032493522760714512018-02-26T05:30:00.000-06:002018-02-26T05:30:09.209-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 7
7. Don’t Keep Initiating Things
We ladies should not be the one starting the
relationship. Especially when we’re young and not ready for commitment, we need
to chill and let the guy decide the pace—if the guy is interested. Either way,
you need to get up and go do something
with your single years instead of chasing after a guy.
If you are trying to get rid of your crush, you’re
just Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-46892514752597386412018-02-19T05:30:00.000-06:002018-02-19T05:30:26.516-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 6
<!--[if !supportLists]-->6.
<!--[endif]-->Avoid things that
cause you to think often of romance.
Check out my post, “5
Reasons I Avoid Romance Novels and Movies.” Whether it’s books, movies,
music, the Internet, or whatever, run from things that cause you to stumble.
Romance books and movies are usually the hardest things for me, which is why I
decided to put them away. Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-41550860463684241772018-02-12T05:30:00.000-06:002018-02-12T05:30:13.792-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 5
If you missed the first several posts in this series, I highly encourage you to go back and read them!
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: The Heart
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 1
10 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 2
Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-81224710354046654452018-02-05T05:30:00.000-06:002018-02-05T05:30:02.787-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 4
<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Spend time with
God.
Read your
Bible every day. No buts. No
excuses. It’s hard, and sometimes it’s not that interesting. But developing a
healthy habit of reading your Bible every day will affect you more than you
understand.
When you spend time with God, you tell Him that
He’s important in your life. When you start off the day by Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-63365210302039905762018-01-29T05:30:00.000-06:002018-01-29T05:30:03.775-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 3
3. Don’t
build your life on a guy.
Don’t build your joy, happiness, security, or
satisfaction on a guy. It’s not a stable foundation. God is the only Person that
can give you true joy and true security. A guy will let you down because he is
human. Christ will never let you down. Christ can give you those things even
when that guy isn’t at that social gathering, or if you find out he doesn’t
Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-9676890494186388762018-01-22T05:30:00.000-06:002018-01-22T05:30:34.485-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 2
When I was younger, we lived almost thirty minutes away from our church—or really
anything in town. There was no “quick trip to the grocery store.” We were way out
in the country. Car rides can be pretty boring, but I always found them to be a
wonderful opportunity to daydream about my crush.
The daydreams were anything from replaying Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-88479115502789578312018-01-15T05:30:00.000-06:002018-01-15T05:30:27.291-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: Tip 1
I remember being obsessed with this boy years and years ago. I would see him at church, float for a few hours, and then crash at home.
I would sob and sob as soon as I closed the door to my room. Back then, I journaled every day. I poured out my desperation--I was so obsessed, I liked him so bad! But I was only twelve and there was nothing I could do about it.
Must I wait ten years withAnastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-24798456279533736852018-01-08T05:30:00.000-06:002018-01-08T05:30:13.526-06:0010 Tips for Beating a Crush: The Heart
Beating a crush is one of the hardest and most
complicated things to do as a teen girl. Even though many of us would admit
that we’d prefer to be totally sold
out for God and not interested in guys, we can’t deny the facts. Crushes are
fun, especially if they’re mutual. They make you feel good.
But there’s another side to them. They have the
potential to completely ruin your Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-54412548224077118402018-01-01T04:30:00.000-06:002018-01-01T04:30:01.833-06:00How to Win at New Years ResolutionsWhat a year 2017 has been for Morning Glory! The biggest milestone was definitely publishing 30 Days of Surrender. I encourage you to sit down and think about all that has happened and remember God's faithfulness through it all. For many of us, 2017 has been a great year; for many of us, 2017 has been a devastating year. Whatever it held for you, I can say for certain that God is good and God is Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220009443853480999.post-47953357561751478342017-12-30T15:10:00.002-06:002017-12-30T15:10:49.331-06:00Top 5 Posts of 2017<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<![endif]-->-By Brittanie Leake
When Anna asked to interview me about my first
year or marriage, I was so thrilled! I’ve been married for a bit over a year,
and marriage is just about my favorite thing ever—I get so excited when my
friends get married, and I just want everyone to get married and experience how
great it is!
However, if you are a human Anastasis Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943351218215563069noreply@blogger.com0