healing
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You Say You’ve Forgiven Them, But Have You?
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
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What If You’re Waiting for God to Tell You What He’s Already Told You?
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
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God Will Not Heal the Version of You That You Keep Protecting
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
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Maybe That’s Not Just Who You Are
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
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What If God Isn’t Who Your Wounds Taught You He Is?
There are things that happen to us that don’t just hurt. They teach us. A child who is constantly criticized may learn: I am not enough. A woman betrayed by someone she trusted may learn: People always leave. Someone abandoned… Continue reading
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You Don’t Have to Fix Yourself Before You Come Back to God
There is a lie many of us believe about God: Get yourself together first. Then come back. Clean up the addiction. Fix the marriage. Stop sleeping with the wrong person. Get control of your anger. Quit looking at things you… Continue reading
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The Mask I Wore to Church
The Mask I Wore to Church: What happens when the person everyone sees is not the person you know you are becoming? Continue reading
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Healing Scriptures for the Body and Soul: When God Speaks to Our Wounds
There are wounds in this life that no medicine can reach. There are aches that lie too deep for doctors to name. Pain that presses past the body and begins to crush the soul. Maybe you’ve been there. Maybe you’re… Continue reading
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The Divine Homesickness: Remembering What Your Soul Forgot
There’s a restlessness in you, isn’t there? Even when life is good. Even when the job is steady, the bills are paid, the house is quiet. Even when the people around you say, “You should be happy.” Still… something aches.… Continue reading
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