A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
What Happened Eight Years Ago?
The other day I put up an honest post on facebook about how I'd forgotten what God had done in my life eight years ago. He blessed me,...
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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
Jan 31 min read
Words Matter! Write Them Down!
One day I doubled back to an old journal to reminisce on what God had done when I found words from my Mama that I had written down....
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Jan 12 min read
Blessed Assurance: Life is hard but Jesus is mine.
I posted this on Jan 1, 2022 and the message is the same on Jan 1, 2024. Thank you Lord that even though this life and world keep...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Dec 29, 20232 min read
I Am Weak But He Is Strong...
Wow...last week was crazy!! I wanted to send out an encouraging Christmas video, but the truth was I was so sick that I didn't have the...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Falling Face First Into His Presence…
It's the craziest thing. Lately, I seem to be in this weird season where I keep falling. I'm not just talking about spiritual falls...I...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Dec 8, 20232 min read
When You Don’t Know What To Do, Do What You Can…
Hey pretty girl...if you are anything like me, you have woken up bashing yourself for what you did not get done yesterday. How about we...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Dec 6, 20232 min read
We Protect our Puddle of Pitifulness Until we Perceive the Peace of God...
Entitlement is a deadly trap, and we are quick to peg that state on others but never really address our own expectations. We pacify our...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Dec 5, 20234 min read
Twisting Ourselves in Knots to Prove We Can Do It...
Have you ever heard of the "One Bullet Theory?" The other night, I was washing dishes with a documentary on the assassination of...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Nov 30, 20233 min read
Jesus Has Not Ever Spoken to me Like I am Stupid...
Recently, I was responding to a text from my husband...punching out the letters to each word rather aggressively, with an incredibly...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Nov 29, 20233 min read
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN A HALLELUJAH!!
There is a "Christian" song out there that claims that a Mama's tears and a soldier's desperate cries are "Better than a Hallelujah." I...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Nov 20, 20231 min read
The goodness of God is not contingent upon us having a good day…
Sweet girl, I hope that you will look in the mirror today, reminding yourself of the goodness of God on the bad days just the same as the...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Nov 1, 20234 min read
Define Your Words Before You Set Your Expectations...
In Job 36, Elihu corrects Job with words about God. He says, "If people are bound with chains and trapped by the cords of affliction, 9...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 29, 20231 min read
Girdles, the Book of Job, sheep with teeth, and how to overcome giving bad advice...
I hope you are encouraged...I also hope you are not supremely distracted and annoyed by my oven timer going off in the background....
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 27, 20233 min read
I Had Come Undone, but He Had Only Just Begun....
I was sitting in bed recently, spending time with our gracious God, spreading my arms open wide in worship...when I had a very sweet...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 24, 20232 min read
The Old is Gone. Shame was Trampled on the Cross...NOW BELIEVE IT.
For the girl who knows she is free in Jesus but still is having a bare-knuckle fight with her old life...It is time to BELIEVE that the...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 23, 20231 min read
WE ARE THE CHURCH: A Heart Refined off of Facebook
Seasons come, and seasons go, and with that, God gives opportunities to do big things or things just to fill the time until He shows us...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 18, 20231 min read
The Wonders of God's Creation and Healing...
Real life requires us to be honest with ourselves about what we eat, but real schedules sometimes don’t give us room for the best stuff....
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Let the peace of Christ rule your heart...
There could be an unnecessary stress sitting on your chest this morning. Thanksgiving to a God of great wonder and tender mercies may be...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 18, 20231 min read
The Bible, y’all!! The power and promise of our God...
This morning, I am just blown away by this verse I’ve read 1 million times… “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now...
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A Heart Refined with Rachel Menard
Oct 18, 20232 min read
I am SOOO in over my head
Y’all, school is HARD!! It’s worth every minute, but I am so in over my head that I have moments where I doubt I made the right move....
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