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when depression hits
Recently, feelings of depression have hit me hard. There are a lot of different views on depression and anxiety. If people have told you that what you’re dealing with is not real or that you should think happy thoughts instead you are seen. I hear you. It is very hurtful to be told what you’re dealing with is not valid. God sees you and he hears your heart too. Anxiety and depression are a lot to deal with. It is hard to do things when you are experiencing symptoms of them. I wish I could tell you there was an instant fix to all to these illnesses. As a Christian…
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New Beginnings
Do you ever want to start over again? Sometimes we all wish for a redo button to appear in front of us. But we’ve all heard those negative people saying there are no second chances! Says who? That’s my question because guess what? Everyday is the chance to start a new. You can restart your mindset, your goals, your food choices and attitude. It’s never too late to start again. You may be asking how can that be? Maybe you haven’t had second chances before in your life. There are a lot of jobs and schools who lack that sort of grace but let me tell you, my God is…
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Living life your WAY
Do you find yourself comparing your life to the people around you? Your brothers, sisters, friends and strangers are achieving their dreams. It feels like you aren’t achieving yours and it seems like they have the perfect body and have their lives figured out. That’s not True!! Comparing your life to others is going to break your heart and your faith. We are all different. We have different beliefs, different families and different personalities. You are not going to feel fulfilled doing what your brother does. Your life is different. Your passions and talents are different. You can achieve good things without doing what everyone else does. Maybe you want…
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Taste & See
“Taste and see that the Lord is GOOD!” Psalm 34:8. There have been days the past few months that you could say “I’m not tasting anything! NOTHING is good!” That is valid. If you’ve felt that way recently, you are valid. Crappy things happen a lot in life. It can be hard to see the good. Especially with an “invisible” God, it can be hard to “see” the good in moments of trouble. If God is invisible what am I supposed to be tasting? I say invisible because it can be hard to see God. He doesn’t talk to us in a physical body or a statue but he’s there.…
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Fight back!
Hey! What is going on? Has sh*t hit the fan? Does it feel like nothing can go right for you? Yeah that sounds familiar. Guess what? Just like how you aren’t nice just because others are nice to you, but you’re nice to just be nice, you can hope for good things even though bad things are happening because bad things don’t last forever. Nothing lasts forever except for love and for Jesus. So, what I’m saying is that this season of pain won’t last forever. There will be an end, every season has an end. Just like in Cobra Kai we have to fight! Maybe not in the same…
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Wear it!
Some days insecurity gets the better of us. We feel fat, unloved and unworthy. Let me tell you, weight has no determination of your character. Your loveliness doesn’t come from the numbers on the scale or the size of your jeans. Fat is nothing to be ashamed of or feel unworthy of. You are loved and worthy despite all those things. Today you are going to put on your coat of many colors. Just like Joseph did. It was a symbol of the love his father, Jacob, had for him. So put on your coat. Maybe it’s a purse or socks. Whatever it is, put it on! Remember God loves…
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Separation from bitterness
If you are dealing with anger and resentment in your heart it’s time to address it. You did not deserve to be treated the way you have been. You deserve respect and healthy boundaries. When we take the time to separate ourselves from the bitterness we feel we allow love to come in. Releasing bitterness is extending grace. Not just to the person or event that caused you bitterness but to your own heart. Bitterness robs you of joy. It robs you of friendships, relationships, love, peace. Forgiveness and grace bring about so much healing in the heart and mind. We have been called to love the unlovable and when…
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Letting Love In
In life we all go through stuff. We all have our own hurts and scars. Trauma and broken hearts can lead us to shy away from love. But love is not something to run away from or to keep hidden. It can be scary and hard to accept love when someone is trying to give it to you. You might be afraid of it. Afraid of getting hurt and losing something inside of you. But pure love is healing. Sometimes you just have to let people love you. Letting people love you doesn’t have to be big things. It can be accepting a gift or a coffee from a friend.…
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Fear v. Hope
The difference between fear and hope is that fear is without love. You don’t feel fearful when you know you have someone who has your back with you. Struggles with anxiety are well known in this day and age. If you’ve ever felt fearful to do something but your friend is also fearful, if you go and do the feared activity to prevent your friend from being scared—you just combated your fear with love. “Perfect love casts out fear.” 1 John 4:18. God is perfect love. He can eradicate you from fear. Lift your fears to him. Lay them at his feet. He is a kind and listening father. God…
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Everything, yet nothing
It’s easy to think the world revolves around money since everything seems to have a cost. We buy all the fancy cars, houses, shoes or appliances. And if we can’t afford them we lust for them or take out loans. We strive for them. Once we get the car or the house or the wife or the kids we think we will be happy. But when we find get them we look for the next thing. It’s never enough, it never fulfills us. That’s because the things of this world can never fill the God sized whole in our hearts. You think of the Egyptian kings. When they died they…