Mental Health Meets Faith
You’ve heard it said that sometimes life is two steps forward and one step back. I’m sure you’ve experienced it first hand at some point. I recently started a new job working as an employment specialist. I work with low income individuals and families on welfare. My job is to get these individuals back on their feet, in order that they can become independent and self-sufficient. When our participants start with us, they are required […]
In worship about a week or two ago, we sang the song Your Love Never Fails. The familiar chorus goes like this: “Your love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me.” It was that last part that really struck me. “Never runs out on me…” Previous to this, when I had sung those same words, I had always pictured God’s love as a well that never goes dry. If it were a […]
photo credit I remember when Sia’s “Chandelier” single was released. There is something about the song that grabs my attention. The song is about living the life of a party girl who doesn’t have to think too much, or feel anything, so long as she keeps knocking back the drinks. However, despite the attempts she makes to drown out her hurt and pain, her brokenness always comes seeping through. In one verse, she writes, “Sun […]
Lately, I have been reflecting on how my life is similar to a puzzle. Weird, I know, but hear me out. One thing I am extremely confident of is that God knows everything from the beginning to the end of my life. If he were to be blindfolded, He could put together all the pieces of my life without even needing to pause. I know that He can and will lead me from where I […]
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel; “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1 I’m afraid of spiders. Not so much the small ones anymore, but definitely anything medium sized and up. Anything with hair or anything even remotely resembling a baby tarantula is enough to provoke a blood curdling scream that would […]
It’s no secret to anyone how important social media has become in our world. Social media helps us to achieve a sense of connection with family and friends, even those we don’t see on a regular basis. Facebook, twitter and instagram apps help us to stay on top of what’s going on in the personal lives of old and new friends alike. The danger of social media is that it carries the potential of connecting […]
Have you ever had a wound reopened? So not fun. We all have been broken by situations before. We have all been hurt or let down by people. We get past it. We move on. We heal and we grow. But then there are those times when out of nowhere a memory resurfaces. Someone makes a comment or you see a picture and all the feelings come rushing back. Wound opened. Salt applied. Ouch. […]
I’ve heard it said that girls are complicated. I’ve heard it said that while guys compartmentalize their thoughts and emotions that a girl’s mind is more comparable to a bowl of spaghetti, each thought representing a strand that’s interconnected and tangled up in several other strands. I am learning that this is true of me. If you read my blog often, you will see a common theme. One of my biggest issues in life is […]
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it. -Ferris Bueller’s Day Off I think we put too many parameters around our own happiness. Alot of us whether consciously or unconsciously live our lives day to day with this common thought floating around in our minds: I’ll be happier when _____________ happens. Fill in the blank. For each person, it’s something different. I’ll be happier when […]
Monday I wrote about what happened in Joshua chapter 1 when the Israelites were on the edge of their promised land. Today, we are going to address what happened when they actually crossed the Jordan. In Joshua chapter 3, Joshua commands the Levitical priests to lead the people of Israel across the river, as they lift up the Ark of the Covenant. When the priests feet touch the river, the flow of water is cut […]