God is Always With You

Our lives are exposed in a way like never before. Cell phones can be used to collect pictures and videos,and many people don’t even realize they have been recorded. There is also the modern day paper trail, in the form of cell phone bills, or even by snooping in someone’s phone. In these ways, our […]

As I get older, I have begun to realize how much people hurt themselves with self criticism. I think it’s a much bigger problem than conceit. Of course people will always battle with vanity, hypocrisy, selfishness,etc. But I believe that many of us treat ourselves very harshly in our inner lives. The part of us […]

The past few days, I’ve been fighting a battle in my own mind. I’ve not been feeling well lately, with nausea and abdominal pain, coupled with uncontrolled anxiety. I’ve had IBS since I was five, but lately it’s been worse than usual, with the new addition of persistent nausea and a loss of appetite. It’s […]

We all make mistakes. And all of us have regrets. I’ve hurt people, not even realizing the extent of my wrongs until many years later. I am a kind and loving person, but that hasn’t kept me from making bad choices that affected other people. I am truly humbled when I look back at my younger […]

I usually don’t make new year’s resolutions. And it certainly is not because I don’t need to change things about myself! 🙂 It’s notoriously difficult to make these resolutions stick, and January doesn’t tend to be my most chipper time of year. After Christmas is over, I feel a little let down, and it’s hard […]

God is merciful. He is willing to forgive us when we do wrong, and love us despite our faults. It can be difficult to understand how God loves us unconditionally, even when we do things that we know He doesn’t want us to do. We’re used to the way of the world that says to […]

God truly does want to be involved in all of the details of our lives. He cares about everything that concerns us. I didn’t work out today, but God did offer me some much-needed encouragement and guidance. I was cleaning up my son’s room when I saw an unflattering view of my upper arms in the […]

In Isaiah Chapter 46, verses 3-7, God the Father says,”Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who […]

As I wrote in one of my previous posts, we are all human. We make mistakes without intending to. We hurt someone by forgetting something important to them. We hurt them with sharp words or maybe no words at all (AKA the “silent treatment). The Holy Spirit is faithful to point out this unlovely behavior to us so […]

God showed His mercy and His grace to me on Saturday night. I was riding home with my husband from a shopping trip, and my lower back started feeling numb. I’ve had various neurological symptoms throughout the last 15 years, so I am accustomed to having to overlook a lot, but lower back numbness is unnerving. In […]