There is a strange thing that happens when you start changing. You change. But everyone else doesn’t necessarily change their perception of you with you. People can forgive you and still remember what you did. They can love you and… Continue reading

There is something nobody really tells you about changing. Sometimes you don’t miss the person you were. You miss the life you had when you were that person. Even if it was messy. Even if it was unhealthy. Even if… Continue reading

There is a kind of silence that can make you question everything. You pray. Nothing. You ask again. Nothing. You open your Bible hoping one verse will practically jump off the page and tell you what to do. Nothing. So… Continue reading

We’ve all heard it before: There is purpose in your pain. And I believe there is. God can take the things that broke us and somehow use them to build something we never could have imagined. He can turn wounds… Continue reading

Can I ask you something? How many times have you prayed about the same thing? You ask God what to do. You wait. You pray again. You look for a sign. Then you see something that might be a sign,… Continue reading

Let’s have an uncomfortable conversation. You say you’ve forgiven them. Okay. But every time their name comes up, something in you still changes. Your stomach tightens. Your mind goes straight back there. You remember what they did. You remember what… Continue reading

Okay, I need to say something that might bother you. You might not need another sign. You might already know. There. I said it. Because sometimes we keep asking God for clarity when what we really want is certainty. We… Continue reading

Okay. This one might step on some toes. Because we talk a lot about wanting God to heal us. We want peace. We want freedom. We want our relationships restored. We want to stop carrying what happened to us. We… Continue reading

Okay, can we be honest for a minute? You might not like this one. There are things about yourself you’ve probably gotten very comfortable explaining away. “That’s just how I am.” Maybe you’ve said it about your temper. Maybe about… Continue reading