For all the times you needed support through some of life’s hardest challenges, but instead heard the words, “Did you pray about it?” Prayer is a powerful, powerful thing and I believe it is of utmost importance in every season of life, but I also believe in things like therapy and mental health awareness. What’s more, I believe these things compliment one another. I believe that God has physical, mental, emotional and relational wholeness for […]

Tomorrow we celebrate the coming of a new year.  Although we have all faced challenges this year, a new year carries the promise of hope.  A new year brims with wonder and expectation.  No matter where we find ourselves at the end of 2021, as long as there is breath in our lungs, we can know that there is more for us.  We can know that there is more potential to unlock.  There is more growth and healing to come.  The […]

In Romans 12:2, we are told, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is –his good, pleasing and perfect will.”  A huge part of living with a renewed mind is learning to identify lies we have believed about God, ourselves and our circumstances and to replace those lies with His truth.  As […]

My best friend Judy is amazing.  One of the things that I love about her is that she breathes encouragement.  Affirmation oozes out of her pores and you always leave her presence feeling loved.  She doesn’t even try at this. She’s a natural.  This is also the friend that knows the most of my junk.  She knows my weaknesses and my struggles.  She has seen me ugly cry more times than I can count.  She […]

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Rom. 12:2) Every person has a story.  Every one of us has encountered trials, challenges, joys and victories in our lives that have helped to shape who we are and how we operate in this present moment.  But who we are and how we operate is not always one and the same.  This year, God has pulled […]

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. (Ps. 23:6) As a Christian, when you hear the term surrender what do you think of?  For a lot of us, the term surrender  means giving something up, letting go, or sacrificing something.  By definition, surrender can take on that meaning.  There are certainly times God requires us to […]

I got in my car and drove off after a heated argument.  I had gotten myself into a situation that I couldn’t seem to get myself out of…worse, that I didn’t want to get out of.  Worry and fear ate at me day after day.  Despite my best efforts to change things, I was powerless to stop the toxic cycle I had gotten myself wrapped up in.  The only way to stop the pain was […]

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Rom. 8:37) In a previous post entitled Removing Every Obstacle, I briefly mentioned the importance of knowing who we are in Christ, so that we will be able to experience the abundant life that God has promised us.  Oh, yes.  This one is so important.  Recently, I have been reflecting on my own understanding of my identity in Christ.  For […]

Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9) In my post Removing Every Obstacle, I briefly mentioned that embracing uncertainty and being willing to take risks is a pivotal part of living the abundant life that God has planned for us.  This has definitely been true for me and is something I […]