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Are You a Blessed God-Bearer?

December 22, 2014 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 2 comments

Mary had already everything-that-is-needed-for-Christmas on her way to Bethlehem. Do you have everything-that-is-needed-for-Christmas in your heart? Do you have Jesus? Are you a God-bearer? God-bearers are people who have surrendered their lives to Jesus. Then it’s not us anymore who directs our lives. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in my body, I live by faith, indeed, by the faithfulness of God’s Son,…

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A Christmas Legend

December 10, 2014 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 4 comments

Far, far away in Siberia lived a good but poor king. He had always been told that when the Highest King would be born a star would proclaim his birth. As the poor king saw the star of Bethlehem, he knew right away that now the Highest King had been born. He chose the best things his country could offer: pearls, linen, fur, and honey to be his gifts to this new king and started his journey on his horse….

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Giving Is the Way

November 28, 2014 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 6 comments

Today I’ve been pondering on giving. What it is and what is is not. I don’t think we need expensive gifts but I do think we need extraordinary generosity. Material gifts do not bring happiness. But love and caring do. Because when we love each other, we are touched by God. Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity. (Luke…

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Spiritual Power Outage

October 15, 2014 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 4 comments

Have you recently experienced a power outage? It sure changes perspective on things. We are too dependent on always having electrical power in our modern culture. But how would it feel to live without God’s power? If you have never experienced God’s power you don’t know what you are missing. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Cor. 1:18, NIV)…

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Cross Back into Life

September 8, 2014 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 4 comments

Are you discouraged? Lost? Homesick? Tired? Burned-out? Cross back into Life! God is waiting for you to cross back to Life, cross back home to him. Grab your Bible because “the Holy Scriptures are our letters from home” like Augustine put it. The Bible will be your map back to Life. With the words of Warren Wiersbe “The remedy for discouragement is the Word of God. When you feed your heart and mind with its truth, you regain your perspective…

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Flowing Faith Flies to Florida

July 28, 2014 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 9 comments

How has your summer been? Are you ready for some new things in your life? How is God guiding you right now? Our summer has been hot and fun and I hope we can do much more swimming before the fall. God is also creating new opportunities for me and I am saying ‘yes’ to him. What is going on? Our family has received a save-a-date to a wedding in Florida around Thanksgiving. Our family has decided to go to…

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Summertime Bliss

July 11, 2014 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 4 comments

Oh, how sweet the light of day, And how wonderful to live in the sunshine! Even if you live a long time, don’t take a single day for granted. Take delight in each light-filled hour, Remembering that there will also be many dark days And that most of what comes your way is smoke. (Ecclesiastes 11:7-8, MSG) Summertime seems to be an on-going bliss in our household. Life is easy and worries are small. Thanks be to God! The…

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Because of This Light in Us

May 2, 2014 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 10 comments

Sometimes we think we need to be perfect before God can use us. We try to hide our imperfections or paint over our brokenness. We think if our lives were flawless, we would attract people to God. But that’s not how it works. It’s not about us. It’s about the light in us. And that’s what attracts people to God. The fact that we don’t have to be perfect in order to be accepted by Christ. The fact that the…

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Keeping Christmas

December 25, 2013 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

Are you looking for Christmas inspiration? Devotional reading to warm your heart on this special day? Here are few posts that might do the trick. Read and be blessed. I hope you keep Christmas in your heart all of your days! 1) The Holy Night Changed Everything 2) A Legend to move Your Heart 3) Why Christmas Matters 4) Why Was Jesus Born? “There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas. Are…

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Flow and Flowing Faith

December 2, 2013 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 4 comments

Have you experienced Flow? I have to admit that when I am writing I can burn all the cooking even if I am just 10 feet away! The writing process is so exhilarating that I can’t help it. My husband knows this and he calls me on my cell to wake me up from Flow when I need to tend to some everyday stuff in the midst of my writing time. According to Wikipedia “Flow is the mental state of…

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