Growth for Life ~ Page 8 of 17 ~ Jolene Underwood

God’s Goodness Declared in the Face of Tragedy

Jun 12, 2016 | Growth for Life, Soul & Self Stewardship | 4 comments

How is it possible to proclaim the goodness of God in the midst of tragedy? How is it possible to offer forgiveness so unapologetically to the one who caused said tragedy? I can scarcely believe it, but I’ve seen it happen. Last week, I heard of it again and I am...

Finding Hope After Date Rape

May 24, 2016 | Growth for Life | 0 comments

This post completes a series begun several months ago. If you, or someone you know, has been date raped, please don’t give up hope. You are treasured. You are valuable. You are loved. Date rape wasn’t the first time I experienced the pain of a broken world. It...

Find More of God by Embracing More of You

May 22, 2016 | Growth for Life | 12 comments

Did y’all see the BIG glasses I wore recently? If not, the pics are below and on Instagram. Oh my, the silliness that happens when you grab these strange things on your way out the door. You see, we attended this fabulous appreciation event for volunteers at our...

When What You Need is Just Around the Corner

May 20, 2016 | Growth for Life | 4 comments

What if the thing you need most is right around the corner but you can’t see it? I had the privilege of attending training yesterday for a great tool called, Kendall Life Language Profiles. I’d have all day in a nice meeting room, with catered coffee and amazing food,...

Pursuing the Intentional Life: Episode 2 Part 2 {Meet Jolene and Susan}

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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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