Mental Health Meets Faith
Yesterday, my post was titled “The Art of Letting Go.” Letting go is easier when we can identify the things that we can always hold onto. There’s a sense of comfort in that. So, here we go: 1. Hold on to Jesus This seems like a given and we talk about it alot in that Sunday School sense that Jesus is always the right answer. This answer doesn’t always provide alot of comfort though when […]
Man. This is a tough one. No one likes letting go, but sometimes it’s our only option. In a world that always tells us to just hold on, sometimes letting go is the right thing to do. Sometimes it takes more strength to let go than it does to hold on. Sometimes it’s the only thing that can liberate us, so we can finally experience true freedom. In my short 26 years of life, here […]
You are new. Your past? It was erased the moment you chose to open up your heart to Jesus and to let Him in. Don’t look back. The past mistakes, the sin, the guilt and the shame has been washed away by His grace (2 Cor. 5:17). He has given you a new heart (Ezek. 11:19-20). You may not feel that you are new. You may still feel entrapped by the old. But trust me, […]
Some of you reading this blog may know me, some of you may not. I tend to be a pretty positive and cheery person. I think some people see my positivity and think it’s because I have never been through anything. That’s not true. I have many horror stories I could tell. I’ve walked through abuse, dysfunction, alcoholism and drug addiction in my family…there was a time I was pushed to the point of a […]
In Ephesians 4:17-32, we find a section of scripture that in some translations has been titled “Living as Children of Light.” I have included it below in the message version, so you can briefly look over it: And so I insist—and God backs me up on this—that there be no going along with the crowd, the empty-headed, mindless crowd. They’ve refused for so long to deal with God that they’ve lost touch not only with […]
My newsfeed has been blowing up with articles about the 50 shades phenomenon. Let me sum it up…NO! Don’t do it. Okay, now that we got that out of the way, I would like to address a bigger issue involved here. The truth is I am not shocked by 50 Shades. I don’t agree with any of it, but I am well accustomed to the idea of perversion being a part of our culture. I […]
Let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matt. 5:16 Radiate. The word means to beam, to broadcast, to illuminate, to light up, to shine. We are called to radiate. Let’s be honest. The world we live in is dark. We live in a world full of messed up broken people. We are all too familiar with hunger, poverty, […]
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a holiday that stirs up alot of emotions for people, particularly single people. Let’s be honest. It can be a little depressing to watch everyone else getting flowers and big helium balloons, while your rocking your sweatpants on the couch, watching the Notebook accompanied by Ben and Jerry. I get it and I have been among the masses that get’s a little pouty on Valentine’s Day. I mean, […]
I used to have this fantasy that I could escape. I just wanted a break from everything. Not forever, just for long enough to catch my breath and get strong again. Through hard times and periods of exhaustion, I used to dream that I could walk through a magical door that would lead to a quiet sanctuary that was all my own, in which no one could reach me. In that place, time would stand […]
Sex is a pretty controversial topic that we tend to shy away from talking about in the church. I don’t think we should. We are really clear that this extracurricular activity is especially reserved for wives and husbands (1 Cor. 7:2). Overall, sex is treated as the forbidden fruit. We know we shouldn’t do it (before marriage) and many times we act as though it shouldn’t even be discussed. But it needs to be discussed. […]