Healing from Shame & Rejection

Hello everyone! I haven’t been on my blog very much lately because I’ve been working on another project (you’ll hear more about that soon). In the meantime, take a look at this post I wrote for my friend Brianna’s “Releasing To God” series on her blog. Thank-you for including me in this series, Brianna!

I used to believe in Jesus. In my house while I was growing up it was just a given. Jesus was the Son of God, He died on the cross, and rose from the dead in 3 days. I didn’t question any of the stories I was told from the Bible. I believed that those…

Grace is glorious! And sometimes mysterious or elusive. Have you experienced the gift of grace? Honestly it can be difficult to see grace in this world sometimes. In our busy, hurried lives filled with distractions from every side, where do we find grace? And how do we hold onto it? Grace, by definition, can’t be…

Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Hebrews 10:23 This was the verse that the Lord laid on my heart for 2023. I didn’t know what was in store for me, but He obviously did. My year started out, as they all…

Let every heart…prepare Him room. It’s such a familiar phrase. When we are expecting guests, we prepare for them. We clean up the house, we shop for food and drinks to share, we decorate for the occasion. We want everything to look, and be perfect for their arrival. Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think…

Jesus changes everything. It sounds cliche, but there is such truth in these words. In 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 Paul talks about the old covenant and the new covenant. The old covenant was based on laws that were etched in stone. The old covenant was structured to bring glory to God through obedience to the law.…

Have you met my friend, Naomi? Naomi has not had an easy life. After her husband died, and then later her two sons died as well, she decided to return to her homeland. Her sons’ widows, Orpah and Ruth, prepared to go with her. But Naomi replied, “Why should you go on with me? Can…

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgement. Proverbs 9:10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:8 God is not a party trick. You don’t get to just say the right…

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 Who do you trust? I have friends and family who are trustworthy. Do they know, without a doubt, what my life choices…

Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. Do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians…