Mental Health Meets Faith
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Gal. 6:2) I have been through alot of rough stuff in my short 26 years of life. Many of my friends have also dealt with their own fair share of really rough life experiences. Parent’s divorce, abuse, alcoholism and drug addiction in families, death of loved ones, horrific break ups, you name it. I’m sure you could rattle off a […]
The other day I was driving home and I happened to catch Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” on the radio. I am a sucker for any song that’s motivational and inspiring. If you are not familiar with the song, the chorus goes like this: “This is my fight song. Take-back-my-life song. Prove-I’m-alright song. My powers turned on. Starting right now I’ll be strong. I’ll play my fight song. And I don’t really care if nobody else […]
But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Rom. 5:8) The other day I had an interesting conversation with a friend. We were talking about God and the concept of walking out a day by day relationship with Jesus. My friend said something that struck me as being so profound. She said, “I believe that God is not more distant from one person than […]
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. (Isa. 5:20) *Before I begin to write this post, I would like to ask my readers for grace. My heart in writing this post is to express my views on some controversial subject matter. My intention is not to come across as condemning or judgemental, but rather […]
This past Sunday was Father’s Day, the day we celebrate dear old dad. In my family, I usually spend time at my parents house, we eat a meal together and I give my dad a card with some cash in it. (I have been told that this is terribly impersonal and cheesy, but it’s what the man wants and I aim to please). But this past Father’s Day took on a special significance for me. […]
I once knew a girl, let’s call her Jessica, who had been through abuse as a young girl of three or four years old. The abuse was of a sexual nature and occurred repeatedly over an extended period of time. Jessica is now a vibrant woman in her early adulthood. Recently, Jessica had a dream in which she found the bloodied dress of a little girl. She brought it to the attention of her protectors and they responded by […]
In Matthew West’s latest single “Day One,” he sings “It’s day one of the rest of my life. I’m marching on to the beat of a brand new drum. Here I come. The future has begun. Day one.” This song takes on special significance for me in the season that I find myself in. As I mentioned in a previous entry, this year has been full of transitions for me. About two months ago, I […]
One night recently we had our youth service and I was driving two of our girls home. Each girl expressed that they were not feeling like themselves, because of some weighty stuff they were dealing with. Much of what they were going through had to do with things others had said about them to purposely cut them down and stab them in the back…people they trusted. We have all been there before. There are things […]
There is so much about my childhood and my upbringing that I absolutely love. For starters, my family is insane. My mom, my dad, my brother and I are absolute goof balls. Nobody in my family takes themselves too seriously and we love to laugh and to have a good time. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you might have gathered that I’m a deep thinker, a writer and very passionate about […]
Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up […]