I was on my way to my church’s prayer room this morning and I heard the Lord speak the word “intimacy” over me and said “This is your year of intimacy.” 2021 was a year that lacked much intimacy between me and the Lord. I failed miserably at being intimate with Him and more times …
As I'm sure most of you were also, I was told my entire life "Don't step into a relationship until you're ready!" and it sounded like solid advice to me—until the Lord called me to step into a relationship I was not remotely ready for. I remember clearly hearing the Lord tell me to step …
Continue reading Being “Ready For a Relationship” is a Myth.
Brutal. The only word that comes close to explaining the realities of depression. Depression has been my silent and invisible killer for 8 years now. I was diagnosed with severe clinical depression at the unfairly young age of fourteen and was put on two anti-depressants. Since then, there have been seasons of my life where …
Continue reading 7 Brutal Realities of Being a Christian with Depression.
If you've been a Christ follower for any extended period of time, I'm sure you've experienced the dreaded season of waiting. We live in such a fast paced society where we have access to whatever we want whenever we want it. We demand instant gratification, but we must be a people who resist the urge …
At this point, I don't think it's a shock to anyone that even as Christ followers, we're not exempt from bad things happening to us and we're most definitely not exempt from feeling the messy emotions that living in a broken and fallen world naturally brings. Unfortunately, heartache, grief, and disappointment are all factors that …
From Ruin to Redemption 