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What are your goals for your spiritual life? In order to grow, we need to be consistent in our daily walk with God. Small groups are a great way to keep you consistent in the Word by holding you accountable to your spiritual goals. I believe if you put a plan in place, you will see incredible growth, change, and blessing in your heart and life! Just like you have a daily plan to work out and keep yourself in shape physically, you need to have a consistent faith-driven plan to keep yourself growing spiritually…

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Dani Rios is more than just a talented, beautiful health and beauty influencer. She strives to inspire women to pursue their unique beauty from within by discovering their own gifts, talents, and passions—and we are all about it! "I love that when I had just moved back to Dallas I was able to find community and great friends with EBF. I see most of these ladies as sisters and I love that, together, we are able to be the light in this world in our individual career paths." - Dani Rios.

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I’ve started to view and experience the high, high mountain top moments and the low, low valley moments exactly the same. I’ve come to realize that God is with me in both places—and that somehow, He uses both the good and the seemly bad, for my good. I have even learned to anticipate blessing when everything starts to fall apart around me because, in the past, the enemy has always attacked what God is preparing to bless! Now, attacks only prompt me to pray harder and remind me to claim victory in Christ before I see anything change…

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When God asks us to go to a higher level on our faith journey, we need to expect some discomfort because of the added strength required to go up to where He is calling us. If you’re asking God to bless and expand your business—are you prepared to take on the extra clients? If you’re praying and asking God to bring you a spouse—are you preparing yourself to be the best life partner you can be? If you’re asking God to give you more—are you taking care of what God has already entrusted to you? 

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Meshali is an Arkansas native, a Texas resident, and a frequent world traveler. She is a portrait artist, lover of people, and a storyteller. Every piece of her work is known to be immersed in heart and soul. Meshali believes that everyone has a story worth hearing and a story worth telling and her goal is to be a conduit for people to do just that.

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Success is something we all want, especially around this time of year. Whether we pursue success through a career, starting a family, launching a new business, or searching for significance by following our passions and dreams—we all strive for success in one way or another. But I’ve found, the only way to attain “success” in any area of my life, is to set goals and stay committed to keeping them…

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You might have heard of Revelation because of the popular "Left Behind” book series written in the late 90’s to early 2000’s by Tim LaHaye. Or maybe by the many predictions and prophesies made about the end of the world at Y2K. Maybe you’re hesitant of growing technology, computer chips, wars in the Middle East, or accusations of “the beast.” But before we start getting sidetracked—let’s take a look into what Revelation really is…

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The book of Jude reminds us to “show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.” (Jude 1:22) We stand on truth not only for ourselves, but for others too. This is why Equipped by Faith exists. We are a community of faith, dedicated to equip and inspire one another with the truth of God’s Word, the power of our testimonies, and the strength of His love. Simply put—we need one another to stand firm in our faith.  

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"I often struggle with my purpose and significance. Equipped by Faith encourages me to walk in my giftedness for God’s kingdom. This month, in the EBF daily readings, a verse stuck out to me so I printed it and keep it at my desk: 1 Peter 2: 9-10, ‘But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.’ EBF reminds of God’s blessing on my life and how important it is to gather with other women who believe the same. As soon as I walk out of EBF, I feel filled up by the Holy Spirit, motivated to spend time with the Lord, and love His people.” - Katie Rodriguez.

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These three books are known as the letters of love. John understood something that a lot of people miss out on and he wrote about it in these books. He understood the importance of having a deep, authentic relationship with Christ. And he understood the power of living in God’s LOVE. No other book in the Bible so clearly describes this truth: God is love! 

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These letters really remind us that when we decide we are going to be followers of Christ, our lives should reflect that. When you truly experience God’s love, mercy, and grace through salvation in Jesus—you will never be the same. Your life will look different, you won’t act like you used to act, and you will have a desire to please and obey God. So these are the things we need to pursue: faith, moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, patient endurance, godliness, brotherly affection, and love for ALL people.

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Hilary Kennedy is beautiful and talented—but above all, she has a heart of gold. She is an Emmy Award winning TV host on Eye Opener and the Four Minute Buzz as well as being a contributing host to The Country Network. She has appeared on Access Hollywood, Extra, The Rachel Ray Show, and has even published her own book, Career Diary of a TV Host: 30 Days on the Job. Outside the TV studio, she is a style blogger, a big UFC fan, a wife, and a new mother to an adorable baby boy.  

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It can be so easy to compare ourselves to others these days—especially as women. We compare the way we look, the way we dress, where we live, where we work, what we drive… the options to be envious of others are truly endless. But comparison leads to jealousy…and James Ch. 3:13-16 says, “For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthy, unspiritual and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.” Yikes!

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Our #wcw is a double feature this week with double the love for these two incredible ladies. Founders of @ianticipatejoy, Dr. Veronica and Dr. Karla are on a mission to inspire and empower those who have been defeated by life. Anticipate Joy is an innovative mental wellness company that supports personal growth and healing through online professional counseling and training—and we can’t get enough of the impact these two are making!

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This book of the Bible is short, with only one simple chapter. But the call to live in generosity and kindness toward others is clear. Paul was creating an atmosphere of forgiveness and unity in the body of Christ. “I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.” Philemon 1:6 

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We can learn so much about what it looks like to live a godly life from these men. This book is full of practical application for living out the gospel in everyday life. And for all my single ladies—it even has a great list of character qualities you should look for in a man. That’s right—Paul is describing what “elders” (or male leaders in the church at that time) should be like. Let’s take a look…   

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The major reason Paul wrote this letter to the Colossians was to equip the church to be aware of false, worldly teaching. At that time, a lot of empty philosophies and humanistic beliefs were starting to seep into the church. False teachers began to minimize Christ by mixing and exalting other teachings over the simple gospel: Jesus.

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Jennifer Watson is a dynamic author, speaker, and pastor’s wife from Dallas, Texas. But she’s also our #wcw this week because of her passionate desire to inspire and motivate others through her life and writing. "I'm all about women supporting other women, especially when it's centered around our faith. I cannot think of a better mission than to equip, inspire, and gather women around our table to invest in them. My passion is connection and community and I love that this is with EBF is all about!”

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Going through a few really hard things early in life caused me to do something fairly risky for a young woman in ministry starting out: I stopped wearing the plastic smile and faking it. I was wrapped in so many insecurities from feeling like I needed to be perfect and good at everything. I was miserable walking that tightrope, but I wanted freedom and believed with all my heart that a breakthrough would happen if I kept going…

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Galatians is most known for the famous verse about the fruits of the Spirit written in Chapter 5:22, “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Paul explains that when we are true followers of Christ, there should be evidence of some kind of transformation in our lives. That physical transformation is often referred to as “fruit” in the Bible.

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