I was drinking the poison of bitterness without realizing what I was doing. I remember the bright red gas can in my grandfather’s garage that had a small skull and cross bones with the letters D A N G E R written in white towards the bottom of the aluminum container. Several adults had taken my hand and walked me over to the can, insisting that I look at the skull and cross … [Read more...] about Three Signs You Are Bitter and How To Overcome Its Poison
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The Paralyzing Pursuit of Perfection
I am realizing a subtle trap that Satan has laid down for you and for me. We live in an airbrushed, perfection-demanding, fake culture that has us believing that we are not someone until we are somebody. Somebody who continually has to bring her A game to anything in which she is involved. The longer I am in ministry, the more I realize I have given in to the lie that I need to pass up on what … [Read more...] about The Paralyzing Pursuit of Perfection
The Struggle of Wanting to Be Someone Else
Have you ever wished you were someone else? I have struggled tremendously this year with wishing I was someone else as a speaker. If I am funny, it is not because humor just rolls of my tongue. I have agonized over wishing the Lord had not called me to such serious subjects like jealousy or forgiveness. Those subjects can be hard for women to face. I have wished that I was anyone but … [Read more...] about The Struggle of Wanting to Be Someone Else
