Being Steadfast When You Feel You Should Be Further Along

Being Steadfast When You Feel You Should Be Further Along

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “I should be past this by now”? The woulda, coulda, shouldas can shame our very existence when we tie our worth to our progress. Being steadfast when you feel you should be further along is possible when our...
Releasing Shame When Others Hurt You

Releasing Shame When Others Hurt You

When others hurt us, there is a temptation to harden our hearts—to shut down and keep others from hurting us again. But this is not how Christ intended us to relate to one another when hurt causes division. Releasing shame when others hurt you frees you to love and...
When Comparison Clouds Your Vision

When Comparison Clouds Your Vision

Comparison rarely begins with jealousy. It begins with a question. “Why them?” Why do they seem to have the happy marriage? The successful career? A healthy body? Financial security? The opportunities I prayed for? But perhaps asking those questions is...
When Letting Go Feels Like Losing

When Letting Go Feels Like Losing

There is a reason offense is so difficult to release. It feels like letting go means letting someone get away with what they did. Like surrendering our right to justice. Or like saying the wound didn’t matter. So we hold on. Because we’re afraid of what...
Nothing to Prove

Nothing to Prove

Some of us learned very early in life that love had to be earned. Maybe it was through a father’s absence or criticism. Or maybe it was through constantly striving for approval that never seemed to come. Whatever the source, the message was the same: “If I...

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