When you've done something terrible, shame will never give you the freedom you're looking for. You can pile on the self-loathing and inflict as much punishment on yourself you can think up, but it will never be enough to take the weight off your spirit. It will merely push you into a dark place and [...]
People talk about playing their part or doing their part, but I think the way that we can do the most with our lives is by being our part. What I mean by this is that if we focus on who we are and on living from the way we were designed, and from the [...]
I’ve been begging God for weeks now to let me in on his plans for our lives. Do we move? When? Where? If we stay here, where’s the work? What is the work? Are we really in the middle of your will right now? Stuff like that. I’d open my Bible and scan the pages [...]
Focusing on everything negative all the time--what you don't have, what seems impossible, the obstacles, the lack, the pain, the betrayal--is like standing in front of the evil queen/witch (in the Snow White story) every day, accepting the poisoned apple from her outstretched hand, and biting into it. You're choosing to feed yourself poison every [...]
What does it mean - to be a light in the darkness? What's a practical way to let the light in you shine? We have to shine brightly, because the less we shine, the lower the light, the longer the shadows. The valley is Psalms 23 is only the valley of the SHADOW of death. [...]
It is not a woman's job to make a man feel better about himself. It is not a man's job to make a woman feel better about herself. The knowledge and belief of your value must come from within. It's your responsibility alone to feel good about yourself. Then when someone treats you with value, [...]
Brene Brown says women want to know they are enough, but go deeper and you're asking, enough what? And we answer, enough everything. Which isn't logical. No one is everything. So then we come back to purpose and say, enough me. Which means we have to find out who we are before we can figure [...]
Sometimes my friends go through particularly hard times. I often wonder about God’s support system when I watch the struggle and the lack and the hopelessness and fear and doubt that comes creeping in. But God is still good. We are all in the middle of God’s wonderful design for our lives, even in the [...]
When you feel like you are not growing spiritually, it's easy to look at it a religious way. You could say you don't make your 30 minutes of Bible study and prayer a priority, therefore you're not growing, but the reality is that spiritual growth comes from being with God, just as a marriage grows [...]
