Your self-identity comes from a collection of beliefs that you hold about yourself. You may have formed thoughts and patterns about who you are from your family, your life experiences, and activities you’ve participated in through the years. As a social worker and parent, I’ve found layers of complexity within the journey of self-identity in…
Category: Soul Work
His Work
Well rooted and enjoying the fruit!
Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit. Proverbs 12:12 Are you well rooted in God’s love and Word and bearing fruit? Maybe your fruit is seen in the care of your children, a ministry, marriage, or a job God has called you to. Maybe…
Receive and Experience Freedom
I am constantly reminded through God’s Word and messages of how He desires to mold us into His image. This molding takes a lifetime of grace and truth. A dear friend of mine suggested a book called “The Cure”. I watched a video attached to the study and it said something like this– We can…
From “give me” to “make me Your servant”
The prodigal son is a parable we often hear and know by heart. When a teacher uses the parable in a study, sometimes, we can be closed-minded, thinking there is nothing else that could be learned. Yet, I’m always amazed at how God’s Word is truly living and active. We hold in our hands the…
A Fresh Encounter
Sometimes in our Christian walk we become apathetic, complacent, or in automaticity. Status quo seems good enough. In some cases, we are exhausted or burnt out, so we hesitate to long for much. Longing brings disappointment. After hearing a great sermon on “A Fresh Encounter With God” by Charles Stanley, I realized how commonplace I…
The Proposal
“How did he propose to you?” Approaching an anniversary date solicits this question. After 25 years of marriage, I’ve lived long enough to see so many traditions change. A proposal is one tradition that has drastically changed. When I was a young girl, I would hear stories from the older generation of “the ask” and…
Lie: God Should Fix My Problems
God should fix my problems. In the book, Lies Young Women Believe and the Truth that Sets Them Free by DeMoss and Gresh, “God should fix my problems” was confronted as a lie. I had to go back and re-read this statement to make sure the wording was right. If that’s a lie, where have…
Freedom Reigns
I remember my first and only cruise during a celebration of a child’s graduation. I did not realize that the delicious and decadent food came with the price of the cruise, and you could have as much as you wanted. I was holding back and worried about the cost. Once someone told me that it…
I am FREE!
Bondage (noun): slavery; the state of being bound by some external power Lie (noun): An inaccurate or false statement; an impostor; a false statement with deliberate intent to deceive; an inaccurate or false statement I have a dream that all men will be freed from the bondage of the father of lies. Since the beginning…
God’s Perfect Timing: Reflections on a familiar verse
A reader of this blog shared how she read a post much later but it was perfect timing. God knew she needed it at the very time she read it. I’ve always been truly amazed at the timing of God. The challenge of waiting for a word or direction brings uncertainty until, at just the…
ARRESTED BY GRACE 