(For the audio version of this blog post, click here) Spend time in the Word every day. Not sometimes. Not when you feel like it. Not when the pressure is high. But every day. Yes, that means every 24 hours. :) Why? Because you, like me, have a sin nature that wants to rule you and an enemy that wants to destroy you. The only way to see consistent victory and achieve healthy Godly outcomes is to do things His way and in His strength as outlined in His Word, the Bible—and the only way to Continue Reading
Good!
(For the audio version of this blog post, click here) Have you ever felt condemned? What about defeated or misunderstood? Or all the above all at the same time? The more you try, the more pronounced these feelings become? And even if they’re irrational, the fact that you feel them means you experience them. Maybe you have an idea of that one thing that would take away all the hurt found in this miserable place: If only she would say one nice affirming word! If only he would come back! Continue Reading
Grow
(For the audio version of this blog post, click here.) I used to pick up my daughters and swing them in the air with no problem. I used to give them piggy back rides to bed and swoop them up in car seats with ease. Now, we play tag, they walk to bed, and they hop in the car by themselves. Because, one, they are physically capable. And two, they are now heavy. What changed? Their weight changed. They grew. The force pulling them towards the center of the Earth, namely gravity, is stronger Continue Reading