My desire to fit in with the other girls on my team that were thin overshadowed my physical, spiritual, and mental needs. I lied about what I ate so I could lose weight. I believed being thin would cause people to love and accept me in a way I desperately wanted, and I thought this would make me feel less broken on the inside. …
Continue reading →Colossians 3:13 NIV says, “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’” Although it may take time to foster quality friendships and find friends that have good character, the wait is worth it. Of course, there may be some casualties along the way but have no fear. Sometimes wading through the waves of trial and error helps you figure out what attributes you are looking for. …
Continue reading →Sometimes God has to change things in our lives so that He can transform us, even if it means working against our expectations. Ezekiel 17:24 ESV says, “And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord, I have spoken, and I will do it.” …
Continue reading →Friend, how do we rise above the divisiveness we see going on around us?
Continue reading →When the counselor called me into her office, I started to rattle off the reasons why I was there. Suddenly, it dawned on me that this process I was embarking on was not going to be easy. My sense was it would be grueling, and the most challenging personal undertaking I had ever intentionally pursued. This turned out to be correct. For me, saying “yes” to God, and surrendering my will to His, has been difficult and time consuming. However, the beauty of the new life I have in Christ far outweighs the challenging process I undertook. I wouldn’t change it for the world. …
Continue reading →Although I didn’t know them, the sight of a happy family enjoying their Christmas Eve triggered inside of me the pain of rejection, which I had faced a lot of that year….
Continue reading →The truth is, the cross measures our value, and we are all the same at the foot of it. Our worth comes from God alone and not anything else. …
Continue reading →If you aren’t seeing God move or answer yet in the way you expected Him to, know that He does hear you, and He will answer. Trust Him enough to permit Him to answer in the way and time He thinks is best. His good answer will astound you…
Continue reading →God had been nudging me to remember the good memories I had of the city where I grew up, so when I received the oranges, this felt like an invitation from God to let Him start pouring His warm liquid sunshine over the cold, wintery memories I still held in my heart. …
Continue reading →When we experience situations in our life that are hard and out of our control, it’s easy to carry around negative emotions and perceptions associated with those circumstances without even realizing it. When we remember to bring our negative emotions to Jesus, release them and let the truth from His word transform the way we see and feel about our situation, the trajectory of our lives will change. Our perspectives will shift. The lies we believed will be replaced by the truth of what God says about us, and we will be transformed by the renewing of our minds. …
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