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Ultimately, we move toward healing as we learn to steward toward ourselves the profound compassion God has for us.
I support and understand victim groups and classifications, as long as their goal is to eliminate the word “victim” and replace it with the word “victor.”
Seasons of exile, seasons we would not choose for ourselves and that do not match our dreams, are the seasons when we remember our home is in Him—a Person who cannot be taken away from us.
I did not want my kids to live in fear of rejection, but instead feel empowered to connect with others on a foundation of truth, courage, and love.
He asked how he was meant to love and serve the world given his new circumstances.
God has shown me that I don’t need to be afraid. That “treasure”—freedom from fear—has brought great joy in my life.
She said that as she dreamed of the future, she didn’t expect an easy or straight-forward journey to achievement, but she wouldn’t be deterred either.
In a moment of loneliness in a room full of strangers, God gave me a fresh glimpse of how He saw me: a beloved daughter among a room of His favorite children.
And in a moment, that bag of bitterness became an actual saving grace.
There is no human achievement, no personal accomplishment, and no community victory that can do for us what God’s grace can do.
Adoration allows me to bring all of me—sighing, tears, frustrations, and anger—to Him and His Word and hope that I won’t walk away the same.
The question surfaces: “Why do I know God loves me in my head, but I don’t believe it in my heart?”
Choice is where it started, but prayer was the continual next step to be able to pull it off, especially when things were the hardest.
Living a life of generosity and selflessness, regardless of the state of the economy, allows the kingdom of God to define our response to the unknown.
Everyone has been betrayed. But betrayal doesn’t get to destroy your trust in everyone. Just because every betrayal begins with trust, doesn’t mean every betrayal has to end with cynicism.
