A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
When Things Don’t Work Out Like You Want Them To…
Whether it be what you would prefer to eat at the family cookout or how you thought God was working out His plan in your life, sometimes...
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God is good. His word is perfect. His hand brings healing. These things are all true, but what happens when the unexpected causes waves of doubt and fear? A Heart Refined is geared to speak to real women about living based on eternal life and overcoming in Jesus' name...The goal is for Christian women to unlearn an identity based on a scale number and physical healing, embracing a relationship with God and spiritual healing as their highest priority.
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Nov 53 min read
"Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."
This past week, I was challenged to think about the Scripture... "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord." Our Church is going...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 294 min read
When Your Faithfulness Falls Flat: Crowning Jesus as King in the Waiting...
Oh my gosh...have you ever hit those seasons where it seems like you are absolutely stuck?! It's not as though you don't believe...In...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 173 min read
The Small Things Do Matter...
Almost ten years ago, I started posting motivational messages—messages that encouraged girls to get up and do small things that would...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 142 min read
When Your Default Has Slipped: Building the Right Walls to Protect You from Spiritual Attack!
Thank the Lord for conviction and course correction through His Word. Thank Him for a community of women willing to hold me accountable...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 122 min read
Death Was Arrested...
Yesterday, my sweet Daddy and I were talking about his collection of beautiful Bibles, and in one of them, there was a quote by pastor...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 94 min read
How is God Revealing who HE IS to You...
Last night, when I went to bed, I made many decisions about how sheltered I would keep myself today because of how defeated I felt then....
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Sep 174 min read
Touch of the Master's Hand...
I recently left social media, and I have had ZERO regrets. However, I decided that if I had a momentous occasion, I would post about it....
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Sep 133 min read
The Value of Your Limitations: Part 1...
Recently, I heard a quote that blew my mind... "Recognizing your limitations is as important as knowing your potential." That one line...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Sep 82 min read
Gentle and Lowly (2-3): The Truth of Jesus is Like Oxygen to the Soul...
There are a few super sweet nuggets in chapters 2-3 of Gentle and Lowly, along with a couple of questionable thoughts. However, what it...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Sep 33 min read
Gentle & Lowly: The Fullness of God Through Jesus
Discovering the character of God through Jesus Christ is essential to learning how to live in every other part of our lives. In fact, God...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Sep 13 min read
God Had You On His Mind Ahead of Time: Accept yourself as chosen for something bigger than what you've imagined!
A large part of our struggle to overcome is not believing that God created every single life for His purpose...including you! Embrace...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Aug 234 min read
Spiritual Depression and All Conquering Calm…
I come across so much amazing material that I want to share, but in an effort to write a blog that incorporates all the good stuff, I end...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Aug 223 min read
Gentle and Lowly: We Must Be Convinced of Jesus' Love for Us...
God has a purpose for you, BUT being convinced of Jesus' love for you is the first step to praying and living according to His plan.......
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Aug 123 min read
Act Your Stage, Not Your Age...
I have prayed and prayed for wisdom on why my health was decreasing and my weight was increasing...and finally, there has been a...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Aug 11 min read
When the Peace Flows in, the Joy Pours Out: Juicing and giving away your fruit...
"But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jul 273 min read
The Oddly Angry Man, King Hezekiah, and the Beautiful Name of Jesus…
A couple of weeks ago, Paul and I had a very strange experience with a man ruled by anger, assumption, and political opinion. I am a...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jul 266 min read
Help Me: Confessing our need to a willing Father...
When our precious Ember was just learning to pull up and walk, she would come to my Daddy—her Great Grand-Poppy—and hold out her arms for...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jul 214 min read
Join With Nature: Live as a witness to God's Unending Faithfulness...
I’ve sung the hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness” since I could sing. I’m positive that my Mama used her beautiful voice — and her...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jul 153 min read
I'm Taking My Life Back: Reclaim and Refocus!
Sometimes there are things -- subjective things -- that we just have to do to reclaim our lives...our energy, emotional strength,...
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