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Hi guys! I have so appreciated your support and kind words over these last few years. And I am so excited to announce that the Jordan Smith Blog isn't going away but rather relocating! :)

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Unequally Yoked

“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”  2 Corinthians 6:14(NIV) You’ve probably heard this verse before. But do you know what it means to be ‘yoked’? Yoke– a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull. See…

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Exciting News!

If you’re new here, then you haven’t heard about the book I wrote back in 2020. If you’re a regular, then chances are you probably have. But I have news for old and new alike- Marrying Mr. Man of God is going on ✨sale✨ on June 24th and 25th! The ebook will be going for only $0.99 on Amazon! If there was ever a time to check it out, this is it. In light of this deal, I wanted to give my blog…

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Victim or Villain

But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Matthew 5:44(AMP) We read the story of the woman caught in the act of adultery and we feel bad for her. Like she was being picked on and Jesus showed her mercy. We feel bad that she was probably embarrassed and ashamed. We think the Pharisees that brought her out into…

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Jonah and Jesus

Running from God never ends well. He’s faster than you. Jordansmith.blog Have you ever ran away from God? You know those corners of your mind you just block off. You avoid the internal conversation and nudging of the Holy Spirit because you know good and well what He wants you to do and most of all, that you don’t want to do it. You’ll be happy to know, you’re not the only one. Jonah, a literal…

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Good Friday

Friday’s disappointment was Sunday’s empty tomb. Rattle, Brandon Lake The very first Good Friday was a bad day. It’s the day Jesus died. “Justice miscarried, and he was led off—    and did anyone really know what was happening?” Isaiah 53:8 (MSG) Now you and I know the story. So we know that Sunday comes- Easter. The day that Jesus comes back to life and wraps it all up in a victorious…

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Easy Like Sunday Morning

Whoever wrote, “Easy like Sunday morning,” did not have a family that attended church. Because I dare say that Sunday is the hardest day of the week when you have young kids. It was only Saturday night and I was already dreading Sunday morning. Not because I didn’t want to go to church, but because I didn’t want to get my whole house up and ready for church. Maybe you’re more sanctified than me…

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Pride Pruning

Remain- continue to exist, especially after other similar or related people or things have ceased to exist. Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages I love that definition of remain. To exist when others stopped. To stay when others left. To continue when others quit. I really love it when you put in context with the scripture of John 15. “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch…

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He Always Makes It Good

God is not good because our outcome is. Our outcome will eventually and inevitably be good because our God is. Jordan Smith, “He’s Not Done” blog post I woke up this morning dripping with gratitude. I didn’t sleep much the night before because my precious newborn baby boy needed to be fed multiple times. I was tired, my hair hadn’t been washed in days. The house was a disaster because my three…

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Throne of Grace

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16(NIV) One morning I was trying my best to clear my mind from the anxiety ridden sleepless night before. I was fighting back against fear by speaking the Word over my life, I was meditating on His promises, and praising Him for the finished work of…

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Pain Isn't Permanent

Pain Isn’t Permanent

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18(NIV) This one is for the person who feels like God has walked off and left you. It doesn’t last forever. Pain is not permanent. It might feel like it is right now. But according to the steady and stable Word of God, we are promised that it’s not. “…weeping may remain for the night, but rejoicing comes in…

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Good Things Happen Too

Good Things Happen Too

I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].John 10:10(NIV) I’ve found this poison thought process, that I think a lot of us develop after trauma. We are afraid to be happy, excited, or hopeful, because it’s only a matter of time before something bad happens again. After something bad happens, we feel like that’s all that will happen from…

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Cup Runs Over

“The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me],I shall not want.He lets me lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.He refreshes and restores my soul (life);”Psalm 23:1-2(AMP) I sat down with my Bible and coffee, feeling nice and sorry for myself; Ready to have my prayer time with God. Before I even said a word, God spoke to my heart and said,…

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He's Not Done

If it's not good, God's not done.

I don’t even know where to start. So I guess I’ll start there- just not knowing much of anything. Everything feels jumbled up. I’m so overwhelmed with all the emotions and thoughts, that I don’t want to even start trying to detangle it all. Is it possible to procrastinate processing grief? Probably. I’m just so tired. Mentally, physically, emotional, heck, even spiritually. I feel like I need a…

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Read the Bible

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will]…” Hosea 4:6(AMP) “What makes you think you can be a Christian and not read your Bible?” That’s the question I heard God ask me boldly and bluntly as a response to what I was praying. I was thinking about all the people who don’t know the Word of God. I was thinking, “how can I help them or what can I pray that…

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You Gotta Let That Go

You Gotta Let That Go

When the word forgiveness comes across your path, who is the first person you think of? Is it someone you already forgave? Or is it someone you have no idea how to? Or most commonly, is it someone you have no plan on forgiving anytime soon? Forgiveness can be tricky, because often times it involves repeating the action over and over again without seeing any real change in the other…

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How to Handle 'NO'

How to Handle ‘NO’

You are my friends if you do what I command. John 15:14(NIV) I didn’t pray for a lady today. But God asked me to. Actually, to be clear, God asked me to ask if I could pray for her. As my heart began racing and all the little reasons why I shouldn’t flooded in, I asked God what He wanted me to say. The answer surprised me. I felt the Lord whisper to my spirit, “Don’t worry about that. She’s…