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Encouragement for gals to see their inner value
Some people want to be imposters. While some of us sincerely love Jesus but have sins that cause us to feel like we are “bad” and thus imposters, others genuinely want to deceive others but act like they are “good” people. Since I already spoke about myself and others who feel like bad people who … Read more Those wanting to be Imposters
In last week’s post, “Not Forsaking the Fellowship,” I mentioned feeling like an imposter who did good things but felt like a bad person. This is a ploy of Satan to separate people from one another. When a person feels like a bad person, even if she is godly, she will hide her vulnerable side … Read more Like an Imposter
In last week’s post, “When a Child attempts Suicide” I spoke about a friend who decided to NOT take her life, instead choosing friendship and hope over isolation and death. Although she needed counseling too, she opened her heart to the love of friends and this helped her find life, because God made us social … Read more Not Forsaking the Fellowship
How heart breaking to witness someone’s suicide attempt. I was that witness, as a child, and it happened in close succession of three other attempts by children I knew. One was a close relative, another a close friend, and the third a sweet classmate. Two children survived, but one died from the suicide. All three … Read more When a Child attempts Suicide…… a child witness’s story
We might insist we know what we are thinking and doing. However, our loved ones might think we are acting like the fictional character, Don Quixote, chasing windmills and behaving foolishly, while refusing to accept hard truths. Acceptance of hard truth hurts so much, that the Bible is full of people who refused to accept … Read more No more Don Quixote….
Sometimes our souls feel dry. We don’t feel excited about the Lord or angry with him. We might not be suffering intensely, but we are not very joyful either. How do we worship God when we feel so dry, spiritually and emotionally? Please join me as I examine the lives of people in the Bible … Read more Dry Soul
By idealizing another person, could we make that person an idol? In last week’s post, “Hiding from Love,” I admitted I did this with my mom. She was afraid to admit she had hurt me, and we both went along with this rouse of her perfection. Because I could never confront her about how she … Read more Idealizing or Idolatry?
Having felt close to God before, I thought my busy life, as a new mom (of two year olds at that time) had come between God and my love for him. I told God I wanted to bathe in his love, and I tried to seek him, still thinking my busyness was at fault for … Read more Hiding from Love?
In last week’s post, “When Christian Phrases Seem Meaningless,” I mentioned my inability to apply the phrase “Keep your eyes on Jesus,” because I had not grieved and released my sorrows and traumas. Pain blocked my ability to fully embrace this idea of “keeping my eyes on Jesus.” I did not realize I was allowed … Read more Scripture Gives Permission