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Living With Purpose: Week 3
Welcome to the series Living With Purpose in Every Season! If you missed the other posts in this series, you can find them here: Week 1: Silent Seasons Week 2: Seasons of Blessings And now for Week 3: Seasons of Surrender What is purpose? Purpose is knowing why we do what we do. It’s believing there is value in obeying the voice of God. It’s knowing that when God calls us to do something, He will give us what we need to accomplish it. But what about those times in life when it’s not so easy to obey? What about
When It Still Hurts
I pull the covers up over my head and close my eyes tightly. My mind embraces a new day, but my heart rejects the new tomorrow because I know the things that made my heart feel heavy yesterday are still there. I can still feel the heaviness, the worry, the waiting for things to work out. The things unknown cause anxiety. Questions and heartaches from a fresh new wave of trials make us want to go to sleep and dream again of a better tomorrow. A day when life is good again and our hearts don’t hurt so much. But
When Life is Overwhelming and Strength is Gone
Sometimes the struggles of life take us under and sweep us away into unknown depths we have never experienced. You want to be strong, have faith, and smile through the storm, but tears, unknowns, and difficult scenarios bombard your mind faster than your faith can respond. We all have those seasons. For some it’s the loss of a loved one who seemed to hold the family together, for others it’s separation in a relationship that has held on for years. Perhaps it’s the words of a doctor that swirl inside your heart until you cannot handle another word. When life
When Life Changes With One Word – Cancer
When I looked at the September calendar every week was filled to the brim with events and activities. I braced myself for a busy month and stood at the starting line ready to run. Before the first week came to an end, my plans were altered, my heart was heavy, and everything normal had to be set aside. When I got the call that confirmed my dad’s cancer, the weight of every letter of that word pounded deeply within my chest with a huge question mark at the end. C-A-N-C-E-R-? My heart hurt. My stomach churned and I immediately felt
Clarify Your Calling – Week 5
Welcome to Week 5 of Clarify Your Calling! I am so glad you are here! This might be my favorite week yet! If you missed the other posts in this series, you can find them here: Week 1: You Are Called Week 2: Don’t Pursue Your Passion, Pursue God’s Plan Week 3: The Next Step Week 4: Finding Confidence In My Calling And now for WEEK 5: What Will They Think of Me? I let her words play over and over in my mind. “You are too young to do that.” I began thinking maybe I was too young. Maybe
Clarify Your Calling – Week 4
Welcome to Week 4 of Clarify Your Calling! I’m so glad you are here! If you missed the other posts in this series you can find them here: Week 1: You Are Called Week 2: Don’t Pursue Your Passion, Pursue God’s Plan Week 3: The Next Step I tucked my legs beneath the wooden school desk and crossed my ankles as the teacher announced our grades in front of the entire class. I loved school, but something about this part made me squirm. Knowing I would get a good grade, but not the best grade made me question if I