How to Take Steps Towards Freedom from Anxiety and Fear
Ultimately, fallible human effort and works are an unstable foundation.
Ultimately, fallible human effort and works are an unstable foundation.
Cultivate an ear that listens to His still small voice.
We need to silence every false narrator to pray effectively and rebuild relationships.
The Lord knew all along that sin was crouching at our door and bidding for our attention.
There is power in surrender and that when I yield and let go, Christ’s transformation begins in me.
When we as mothers surrender our plans to God, we become free to love our children in a new way.
Deep down inside there is a feeling of innocence lost, an innocence of days past I wish we could return to, but can’t.
Trusting God with our restless offspring is one of the hardest duties He has for us as their moms.
The waves will not sweep over us when we are where God has called us to be.
Reminding our sons of their destiny is one of the best ways we can encourage them.
The people we encounter every day are craving the love and acceptance of Christ, and it is our privilege to represent Jesus.
Difficult seasons catch us off guard, making us feel unprepared, even weak.
The enemy wants our praise, and that comes in the form of dragging us away from our First Love and enticing us to worry, fear, and obsess.
Not willing to face the consequences of his hot-headedness, Moses runs away.
We have all said at one point or another, “I just want to go home and be with the Lord. This world is too hard, too painful.”
Solomon was forced to come to terms with a difficult question: Where is God in all this pleasure?
When we reflect on His generous kindness towards us, living in it and sharing it with others isn’t as hard as you might think.
The good news is that Jesus gives us a reason to be thankful.
I understand the heartache of addiction in the lives it touches. It has hit my family…hard.
As we grow in awareness of His love for us, we will soon discover our true identities as His children.
If your conversation will probably lead to an argument, this is a sign that you should possibly refrain from having it until a more suitable time.
I forgot to look in the mirror and see whose child I was, whose child I am.
Rejection seems to cut the deepest because it screams at us that we took the risk and we failed.
On those days when you are feeling overwhelmed, unnoticed, and perhaps forgotten, take a few moments to sit in the lap of your Father.
I could willingly let go and cling to just one thread of my Lord’s garment, believing He would reach down and grab hold of me.
You don’t have to stay stuck in stinking thinking. As believers, the Lord offers tools found in the Bible for renewing our minds.
They are wanderers searching for something they cannot find, trying to outrun the One they need to find.
We can’t help but feel awe-inspired gratefulness as we grasp that the Creator of the Universe is caring for us.
Faith and hope believe in the Big Picture even if we cannot see it.
The Lord desires for His children to cry out to Him. He wants us to ask for help.
How do we trust the Lord with our children when we aren’t sure that we will ever see them alive again?
Our Lord is more than able to peel away the layers of shame and disappointment to reveal a heart capable of hoping again.
God reminds us in Isaiah 58:11 that we will be like a well-watered garden.
I needed hope and I needed it now. I just didn’t have the energy to find it or even look for it.
The Bible tells us our lives are but a vapor.
Our Lord and our Protector never intended for us to go into battle without Him.
The Lord does his finest work when we have no answers and stand powerless before his presence with our eyes locked on Him and Him only.
If pride keeps us from asking for help, we just may be cutting off the very hand that the Lord is using to feed us comfort and strength.
Let God do some open-heart surgery as He breathes life back into our battle-worn souls.
It is tempting to lose hope that things will ever improve or that our loved ones will one day turn their hearts back to God.
I go from praise to panic instantly. And my tongue follows willingly.
We fight and plead and beg and threaten as we try to fight this very spiritual battle with physical weapons.
Jesus endured undeserved shame so we would no longer need to bear the burden of our own shame.
We limit our faith to what we see around us, what the experts tell us, and what our life experiences have revealed to us.
As I learned how to love my daughter where she was, in the middle of an addiction, I considered ‘raising’ her again.
Finding purpose in pain means uncovering how God is calling you to grow spiritually and personally within your circumstances.
Every season has value and purpose when it is cultivated in the hands of our Creator.
The outside of my situation still looked grim and messy, but the real work was taking place in my heart.
Healthy healing begins with mercy and a forgiving heart.
Our giants are obstacles that can appear big or small, indestructible or easily defeated. It all depends on our perspective.
God’s directive to forgive and receive His forgiveness releases us from the burdens and weight of carrying around unforgiveness, shame, and guilt.
I call to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.” Psalms 57:2 CSB Do you understand your purpose in life? Does it align with your dreams and plans for your future? Better yet, does it align with God’s purpose and plan for your life? We often hear conversations on social media […]
Changing how we respond will at first feel like we are a duck out of the water, but with practice, it will soon feel natural.
I had forgotten who I was, and worse yet, I had forgotten who my God was.
It is worth investing in finding good friends because your life will be enriched with joy, laughter, and support.
Free me from myself. From my preconceived idea that somehow I could skate through this life pain-free.
While at first, the silence spoke only condemnation, leaning into God’s love transformed silence into serenity.
There is life-transforming power in learning how to engage biblically with toxic members of our family.
It’s tempting to see Jesus through our circumstances instead of seeing our circumstances through Jesus.
Our hope has been placed on a secular model of recovery rather than in the hands of a mighty God who is able to save and deliver His children.
When we seek to find our value in what we bring to the table or allow others to determine our worth, we will always come up short.
The Lord is the God of second and third chances. He is the author of new beginnings in our stories.
With good intention, we desire to be the voice of reason in the middle of their mess.
Grace removes the cloak of condemnation, guilt, and shame our wayward family members have worn for so many years.
Suffocating pain fills every space inside of me as I struggle against its pressure, knowing surely I will be smothered under its burden if I don’t find a way to catch my breath.
The Lord is teaching me to let go of my need to control, and in humility, do what He leads me to do.