2011-04-15T10:25:37-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/carrie+gaul/ http://truewoman.com/?id=1657 2011-04-15T10:25:37-05:00 I’m realizing it’s possible for those of us who love Jesus to find ourselves in a similar place. We can push harder and harder until we become so spiritually, emotionally, and physically exhausted that we feel like we have nothing left to give. http://truewoman.com/?id=1548 2011-03-03T16:33:26-05:00 Our paths first crossed on a chilly Saturday morning. Her enthusiasm was evident as this elderly woman walked briskly past us, surrounded by several younger women. http://truewoman.com/?id=1575 2011-03-03T13:59:40-05:00 My anticipation increased as I ascended the winding Georgia road. I was en route to a mountain home that, by all accounts, was marked by great southern hospitality and indescribable beauty. http://truewoman.com/?id=1542 2011-01-25T11:53:26-05:00 We often sense the Lord’s presence in places of serenity and security. But what happens when the scenery changes—when the serene and secure become tumultuous waves of uncertainty, doubt, or fear? When the bills can’t be paid, or the consequences of sin run deep, or your hopes and dreams for the future have been shattered? http://truewoman.com/?id=1277 2010-11-12T14:06:40-05:00 As I entered the room, this little girl was slumped in her chair looking hopeless and defeated. Her dark eyes met mine and she hesitantly whispered, “Will you give me grace?” http://truewoman.com/?id=1260 2010-11-12T13:45:24-05:00 I sensed the Spirit whisper . . . this is true womanhood, Carrie. Not a life lived perfectly, but a life that when sin is realized repents, gets back up, and keeps walking by faith. http://truewoman.com/?id=865 2010-09-08T16:04:03-05:00 I’ve battled a fair amount of weeds in my flower garden this year, but the greater battle by far has been with the weeds I’m discovering in my own heart. http://truewoman.com/?id=866 2010-09-08T16:01:47-05:00 So many times I’ve thought “I don’t want to ever forget this moment.” The look in my son’s eyes as his bride walked down the aisle; my husband’s “welcome home” embrace as I returned from a third-world country; the joy of freedom after years of spiritual bondage; the night I first realized I was loved by the King of kings. http://truewoman.com/?id=876 2010-09-08T15:57:37-05:00 Yesterday afternoon I was sitting at a red light (multi-tasking, of course). I glanced up from my book to see this license plate staring back at me: THKFUL. I laughed out loud. http://truewoman.com/?id=918 2010-09-08T15:37:54-05:00 For months the Lord had been speaking to me about an area of surrender. It began initially as a simple question from my husband, “Would you be willing …?” I laughed at the ridiculousness of the thought. Surely he wasn’t serious.