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Encouragement for gals to see their inner value
While Scriptures tell us “Take every thought captive,” (2 Cor.10:5), sometimes negative thoughts creep into our minds, disguised as wise considerations. Often these thoughts are nothing but ruminations over the same concern. Satan has often tempted me with this ploy, and my prayer partner has sometimes alerted me when she realizes I am talking about … Read more Recycled Negative Thoughts Sneaking Up on Us
As a Christian, I want to love everyone, but recently the Lord convicted me of not loving certain people. I didn’t even realize I was neglecting to love them! God showed me this sin when I recalled some people who had hurt me. I may never see them again, but as I imagined interacting with … Read more Accidentally Not Loving Others
In last week’s post, “Healing Injured Souls,” I spoke about seasons of rest in our Christian walk and specifically mentioned how some people suffer from burn-out. Yet other people can experience similar situations and not suffer burn-out. Often this difference does not come from personal defects in those who burn out but rather, occurs due … Read more Not Everyone’s Burn-Out
Dormant but not Dead God gives us permission to rest during seasons of healing, even if these seasons take longer than others think they should. Your soul may be dormant, so you do less (or seemingly nothing) to serve God, but your soul is not dead. Taking time to heal is not a sin, and … Read more Healing Injured Souls…
Some people mistake low self esteem and other forms of false humility for true humbleness. We see such people in Scriptures, from the OT judge Gideon to OT King Saul. Some people think about God little but themselves often, berating themselves, and obsessively assuming others watch them and look down on them. These people are … Read more False Humility, Hidden Pride
I want to introduce this post with a scary Bible parable (Matt.12: 43-45.) Jesus said, “Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’ and when it comes, it … Read more Empty Places and Strongholds
Last week I talked about those who want to be imposters so they can use others. But anyone can get caught up in trying to control others, not realizing that the controller will be in bondage. Any time we try to control others, we become controlled. God has called us to honor others, but Satan … Read more Bondage of Control
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