A debilitating migraine and heat exhaustion on my mission trip had leveled me. Who am I if I’m not a hard worker? Who am I, really?
Read MoreSometimes, abiding in Jesus means embracing that strange, uncomfortable middle and acknowledging your faith and patience need to grow.
Read MoreIt took me far too long into my adult years to figure out all this social orchestration and misfit angst was nonsense, and as a child of God, I only needed to worry about pleasing God. That’s where I sit today, finally liberated from my shackles of worry, self-doubt and pain. A blog on identity in Christ.
Read MoreWhen things are continually cropping up in our minds, in our dreams, even in the pattern of relationships we form with others, it’s a sign the past isn’t really gone—despite our intentions to make it so. Is there a benefit to stepping back so we can move on? What if we need to go backwards in order to go forward?
Read MoreWe get so busy and wear so many “hats” in life, and distractions can easily take our focus off the most important things. But remembering who we are—and Whose we are, as God’s precious and beloved child—crystallizes our priorities when the clamor of the world gets too loud.
Read MoreThe comparison games—we start to play as preteens and sometimes never stop. “Why can’t I have curly hair like her?” “Why can’t I have straight hair?” “Why can’t I be curvy?” “Why can’t I be less curvy?” It’s time we remembered how much God loves us and how perfectly created we are... and start loving ourselves.
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