Mental Health Meets Faith
In just over three months, I am getting married to the sweetest man on the planet. This man accepts me for who I am and loves me totally and completely, flaws and all. He appreciates both the crazy goofy side of me and jumps in the fun, but also takes the time to hear the serious and private matters close to my heart. His love feels like a warm, cozy blanket and I feel at […]
Through our union with Christ we too have been claimed by God as his own inheritance. Before we were even born, he gave us our destiny; that we would fulfill the plan of God who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in His heart. (Eph. 1:11) One thing I have learned about myself over the last year is just how much I like control. I like to feel like I’m in the driver’s seat of […]
Recently I came across the following from Danny Silk on Instagram: I can and will choose to love. You have the CHOICE! In John 15:16, Jesus told His disciples, “You did not choose me, but I chose you…” Jesus chose us in the most difficult of circumstances. He chose you while you were in sin, while you were his enemy. Even before the foundations of the earth, He chose you. When Jesus says, “I choose […]
Our imaginations are powerful. I am constantly thinking. I am a deep thinker and process internally, as well as verbally. This is a strength. When I speak, the messages I deliver come out of my processing. The words I write and publish in my blog come from my deep thinking sessions. However, this is also a weakness for me. As someone who struggles with anxiety and overthinking, I can allow my thoughts to take me […]
I see the Lion of Judah calling His Brave One. She may not see the brave in her, but He sees it. She is worn and tired from the fight. She at times feels wounded, despised, damaged and broken. But I see her rising up from the ashes, as she hears the gentle whisper of The Lion calling her away. Although she feels great fear, she chooses to go anyway. She chooses to leave the […]
Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let joy overflow, for you are united with the Anointed One! (Phil. 4:4 TPT) Earlier this week, I was standing in my kitchen ready to make my way out the door. I live at home with mom and dad, along with my 4 year old niece and her mother. As I put my coat on, bracing myself for the unpleasant cold and the potential of […]
Be sweet. Be messy. Be celebratory. Be home. I clipped the words referenced above from a magazine and glued them to a vision board sometime a couple of months ago amidst the hustle bustle of the holiday season. They echoed truth that God had already begun to whisper into the core of my being. I didn’t set resolutions for this year. But I did walk out of 2019 with an idea of how I wanted […]
So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. *(John 1:14) All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through His prophet: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” This […]
Song of Songs 1:5-6, 9-11 (TPT) The Shulamite Jerusalem maidens, in this twilight darkness[j] I know I am so unworthy—so in need. The Shepherd-King Yet you are so lovely! The Shulamite I feel as dark and dry as the desert tents of the wandering nomads.[k] The Shepherd-King Yet you are so lovely— like the fine linen tapestry hanging in the Holy Place. The Shepherd-King My dearest one,[p] let me tell you how I see you— […]
Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Till him every detail of your life, then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will make all the answers known to you through Jesus Christ. So keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, […]