How do I learn to trust God? This question regularly pops into my mind, especially when God asks me to trust him more. Synonymous with trusting God comes the necessity to let go (Read this post for more on trust and rest). Both of these are challenging to do yet vital in deepening our walk with [...]
"It starts in love". As I sat listening to the first teaching in a prophetic training series, Jesus whispered this phrase into my heart. My body was warm as his fire and presence surrounded me. My eyes were gazing into eyes that held no judgment. I saw love, acceptance, and delight reflecting back at me. In [...]
I was saved as a very young girl. I knew what I was doing and I stuck with my decision to follow God. Even so, I still experienced growing pains in my spiritual life. As my mind matured, so did my understanding of faith. Just like other people, I still had to find my identity in Christ. [...]
Knowing your identity in Christ is pivotal to shaping your core beliefs and influencing how you renew your mind. Throughout our childhood years, our core beliefs are formed and shaped by our parents, extended family, siblings, peers, teachers, and society at large. We work out what we like and dislike, yet for the most part, we still [...]
Towards the end of a year, I find myself discussing the new year with God. I want to hear his heart for what is coming. He helps me know what to expect and the outcomes he has in mind for us as a family in each year. I think he often deliberately doesn't give me all the [...]
I hear my husband open and then close the front door. I lay quietly waiting to see if I get two or twenty more minutes alone in bed before the kids wake up. A sleepy eyed child enters 30 seconds later and climbs in with me. Ugh, here we go again. I pull them into me, squeeze [...]
There comes a time when we awaken to the identity that God has given us as his children. This identity grows deeper as he takes us on a journey of greater self-awareness and intimacy with him. Why do I use the word self-awareness? I don't hold the view that self-awareness means selfish or prideful. In fact, I [...]
