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OR\u2026.you go online and send a loved+blessed encouragement box.<\/p>\n
I received a loved+blessed box a couple of weeks ago, and wow, was it the perfect gift to find in my mailbox.\u00a0\u00a0![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wandertruenorth.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0690-1-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1\")
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First – it’s beautifully packaged!\u00a0 A really cool surprise in my mailbox!<\/p>\n
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The theme for this particular box is PRESERVERANCE and comes with the message on the lid of the box:<\/p>\n
Perseverance is steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or a delay in achieving success. Or to put it more plainly, it\u2019s when you resolve to keep moving forward, even when you want to give up. It requires patience, the ability to rebound from setbacks and to keep going even when facing adversity. The beauty of it though is that as you persevered you are one step closer to what God has for you. One step deeper into understanding the plan He has for your life. So, FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS and just keep running the race He\u2019s marked out for you.<\/p>\n
So what I needed to read!<\/p>\n
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The box contained a mini-poster, magnets, shoelaces, a card to share with someone else, and other little reminders of God’s faithfulness.<\/span><\/p>\n Loved+blessed are boxes of encouragement, created by a woman after discovering she and her husband could not have children. The concept? That often women need encouragement. They need help. And often times what they struggle with isn\u2019t in the typical list of topics that a church\u2019s women\u2019s ministry knows how to handle.<\/p>\n Each month, they send out boxes of encouragement to subscribers, or you can just buy individual boxes for past months (like my friend knowing that perseverance was the message that I needed to hear right now!). People who subscribe are also a part of a strong, online community of women who support each other as well as receive much needed messages of hope throughout the month.<\/p>\n What a great concept!<\/p>\n Now, I like flowers and chocolate chip cookies as much as the next girl\u2026.but flowers fade, and cookies aren\u2019t going to help me be less stressed\u2026they are going to make me more stressed as now I have to add going to the gym as part of my to-do list!<\/p>\n But reminders like:\u00a0\u201cBe joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 12:12) and \u201c\u2026being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.\u201d<\/em> (Colossians 1: 11-12) will resonate with me for a lifetime.<\/p>\n This is the stuff that lasts. Truths that don\u2019t fade! Encouragement that isn\u2019t temporary! Support that doesn\u2019t give you a sugar high!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wandertruenorth.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/FullSizeRender-6-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1\")
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