Love and encouragement from an imperfect mom and her fun teen daughters. We welcome you to live life with us.
Some topics are heavy like emotional healing or sexual harassment, and these topics are for the older gals.
More about being an Ezer We need to recognize how well equipped we are for the spiritual battle, because the Lord is our strength and joy. In last week’s post, “Joy in spiritual Warfare,” I encouraged believers to find joy in the Lord, because this is part of our spiritual warfare. Although Spiritual warfare can … Read more Joy in Spiritual Warfare, part 2
The daily grind of spiritual warfare might weary us, but we can hold onto our joy, even when we are exhausted. And how exhausted we may become! Satan never lets up, so our battles last all day long, not just once in a while. We may pray fervently in the morning but by afternoon not … Read more Joy in Spiritual Warfare, not Weariness
I will share a few more ways shame hides in our lives so we can avoid using it on others and confront it when others use it on us. I promised this at the end of last week’s post “Why and How Deceivers Shame Us.” If you missed that post, be sure to read it. … Read more Many Forms of Shame
Why do some people purposely shame us but do so secretly? I discussed those people last week in my post “Harm of Hidden Shame,” so be sure to read it. While some people accidentally shame us, others do so with malicious intent. Let’s look at the many facets of why and how these people deceive … Read more Why and How Deceivers Shame Us
When we do not realize we are being shamed, we cannot heal. We must recognize when someone is shaming us and reject the lie of their shame. But do we understand the difference between guilt and shame? I discussed that difference in my last post “God’s Generosity with Our Talents” God convicts us of sins … Read more Harms of Hidden Shame
Why is God so good to us, so generous in giving us talents? I wrote last week about differing levels of talents, in my blog “2 Talents vs. 5 Talents.” If you missed it, be sure to read it. This week I wanted to talk about God’s generosity in giving us those talents, but also … Read more God’s Generosity with Our Talents
Denying our strengths and weaknesses causes us to believe the lie that we are being humble. Yet God wants us to celebrate our strengths and confess our weaknesses (and sins) to him. Our denial can drive us to feel shameful or prideful, because we will miss God’s delight with us in our strengths and his … Read more Pride in Our Denial
Many gals do not believe they are profoundly significant, because they think this sounds arrogant. We think we sound prideful if we acknowledge our strengths and achievements, but instead we miss God’s delight in giving us these strengths to positively impact others. We underestimate our profound significance to God and to other people. We are … Read more You are Profoundly Significant
God is showing me I can have compassion for those who hurt me without surrendering my heart to further attacks. I don’t want to fall into two different but equally wrong responses to those who hurt me. I don’t want to run away, fearing or hating those who hurt me with no regard for their … Read more Comfort my Enemies?
Ripping rotten roots out of my heart, God was a master gardener, with his pruning discipline after I refused to listen to his wise counsel. Some of the bad choices, like weeds, looked so innocent at first, but they were deadly, and I needed God to yank them out of my life. Even “good” aspects … Read more God’s Discipline: Weeds come when we disobey God