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What do you do when you feel like you’re missing something essential? Like you’re not smart enough, or you don’t make friends easily, or you wish you could be more confident?

It would seem as though we’re stuck with the way we are. Some of us are bright and pretty and popular, and some of us are just scraping by with a few positive qualities and a lot of flaws. That’s the way I felt in high school. I knew I had some good things going for me, but mostly all I could see were the many ways I didn’t measure up.

I couldn’t ask God to change the way I was … could I?

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Prayer that moves you forward
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How do you know?
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Can we tell the future?
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Pay attention!
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The greatest gift
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Texting with God
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Feeling annoyed?
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Join the prayer challenge
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When life isn’t easy
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No time to pray?
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‘No one understands me’
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How to stop a suicide
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Credit where credit is due
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Can grief really be healed?
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Feeling conflicted?
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The acceptance letter
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Stay connected
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