“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 Proverbs 23:7 has been a life-changing verse for this girl whose life was riddled with insecurities. I was the girl who had a bad past and a bleak future and understand how easy it is to allow the scars on…
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” 1 Jon 4:18 (NKJV) The majority of insecurities that we deal with stem from feelings of fear. Fear that we won’t measure up,…
I used to be very insecure. Still am at times. But while my insecurities used to have the final say in my life, they no longer do. For as long as I can remember, I struggled with feeling insecure. My birthmom was raped and I was the result. Growing up,…
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the…
Hey sweet friends! Life is busy, isn’t it? Sometimes I wonder what happened to the days when we were able to hang out with our friends and enjoy a casual conversation without cell phones ringing, text messages buzzing in and Facebook posts dinging into every conversation. But the blessings of…
I just want to be happy! We hear it all the time. Maybe we’ve thought it or even said it ourselves. And so we chase after the illusive happy heart that keeps a smile on our face and our lives free of pain. But unfortunately, the road to happiness is…
When I was a little girl, my heart longed for acceptance. Somehow, I never seemed to fit in. For years I worked hard at wiggling my way into one group or another only to find I didn’t belong in any of them. We all chase acceptance. When we are kids,…
Peace. Every human heart longs for it. Every family desires it. Every community thrives when they live in it. Every nation needs it. And only God can give it. Recently I was talking with a woman whose heart was tormented by something she was going through. What she was longing…
What dream do you have tucked deep within your heart? What do you long to do with the days you are given on this planet? We all have a dream of doing something big, of making a difference, of changing the world. Dreams are engrained within the human heart…and so…
Hey sweet friends! Today, I’m starting a series called The Chase! We all chase a myriad of things. If you’re a momma, you know all about chasing things! You probably spent an hour this morning chasing down your kids and chasing after them to clean their rooms and put their…