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Believe Again

Oct 27, 2015 | Growth for Life | 2 comments

Last weekend I spent time with a new friend and her son. And their crested Gecko, Tripod. Affectionately called for his three legged overcoming. My first impression? He was sick and pale looking, unlike other geckos or lizards I’d seen. Was he even alive? As they...

Believe in Wonder

Oct 26, 2015 | Growth for Life | 2 comments

This post is part of the 31 Days to Believe series in October 2015. What we believe impacts how we live. Choose to believe & #livewell. Like cymbals clanging while driving through Austin traffic, the thoughts flooded in. Thoughts which quickly spiraled from fact...

Believe God’s Plans Are Bigger and Better

Oct 24, 2015 | Growth for Life | 2 comments

This post is part of the 31 Days to Believe series in October 2015. Please welcome, Micheal Hammons, a deaf man who has allowed God to stir his heart for something more within the elderly & deaf communities in Haiti. Thank you for reading as His story unfolds. In...

Believe When God Says Go

Oct 23, 2015 | Growth for Life | 1 comment

Who Do You Believe You Are?

Oct 22, 2015 | Growth for Life | 11 comments

This post is part of the series 31 Days to Believe. To see all posts please click here. This post is also part of the blog tour for Emily Wierenga’s book, “Making it Home: Finding My Way to Peace, Identity, and Purpose” and linked up with Jennifer...

When You Need to Believe Beyond Today

Oct 21, 2015 | Growth for Life | 7 comments

I’ve often said that I write about pursuing hope & faith because I need it. It’s true, today just as much as any other. Could it be that you, or someone you know, might need these messages too? Because challenges are constant and we all need to know there’s hope...

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When Trying Harder Isn't Helping & You're Tired of Hurting

No matter how hard you try to do the "right" and "good" things, especially as a Christian, sometimes the hard things never end.

It's frustrating and depleting.

You may wonder how to make it through. And why isn't God doing the things you thought he'd do?

Perhaps you're in a season of transition.

You realize you're not the person you thought you'd be. You're not experiencing the "abundant" life you thought you should have by now.

You may look back at your life and wonder, "How did it get this way?" "What happened?" "Why haven't I been able to do (or not do) the things I want to do? Or act the way I want to act with other people?"

You may be feeling exhausted, confused, hurt, and disappointed.

But dealing with all those messy thoughts & feelings seems like too much.

What can you do? Could it ever be different?

It can.

After years of over-serving, people-pleasing, and trying to be a "good" Christian, I bottomed out. In deep pain & utter exhaustion I cried out to God asking for healing, not just for the recent trauma & extreme stress I'd endured, but for the years of fears that held me back from being who I sensed I was designed to be.

It was a scary prayer, so I asked God for courage to face the steps of growth that would be difficult.

Since then, I've experienced a tremendous amount of healing & pursued a lifelong journey of growth.

Today, I feel more fully alive as the person God designed me to be. The journey that began with a prayer in 2013 continues today

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