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Will You or Won’t You? {Choose Obedience}

Oct 17, 2016 | Soul-Stewardship [Developing Who You Are] | 0 comments

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. ~ Jeremiah 33:3 Me and God, we’re wrestling today. A bit of a tousle really, and it has me all kinds of worked-up. Maybe you know what that’s like. Have you ever felt...

How to Be the Best You {Choose Sanctification}

Oct 16, 2016 | Soul-Stewardship [Developing Who You Are] | 2 comments

Upon entering the world of writers in an online age, I found myself realizing how false my quick judgments can be and how often I assume wrongly. For one, I have a tendency to assume that every one I meet has the same value system as me. It’s kind of not a safe...

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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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