We say this all the time: God loves you, right where you are. Receive Christ. Then we receive Christ, for many, a whole yoke of performance and perfectionism gets thrown onto our backs. We strive and perform and wear ourselves out trying to fix ourselves and make ourselves lovable. We end up walking past His […]
Tag: Love
Confusion About Obedience and Disobedience
Obedience is an important precept taught in Scripture, but many believers struggle with it being burdensome, confusing and even at times tormenting. In my own experience, obedience and disobedience were distorted and gave fuel for anxiety, guilt and a heavy ladened spiritual life. As I have embraced my own healing journey, I’ve seen first hand […]
The Power of Faith, Hope and Love for Mental Health
In my journey of navigating through seasons of anxiety and depression, I was brought back to the simple, yet powerful connection that faith, hope and love have in our lives. One day, my eyes were opened to the insight that these three powerful words can bring to your mental health. In the midst of struggles […]
The Power of God’s Love to Transform Your Mental Health
Every single one of us were created and designed to live in the power of God’s love for us, for it is His love that paves the way for our thoughts, emotions and relationships to experience greater health. It is my fundamental conviction that all mental health begins with learning to experience the power of […]
Does This Thought Mean I am Lusting and Committing Adultery?
I respond to a question by someone who struggles with OCD and has a hard time applying the words of Jesus regarding lusting after a woman, as shown in Matthew 5:27-28. How do you process this Scripture when you see an attractive person? When have you crossed the line into lusting and committing adultery? It […]
God’s Love Wins: Learning to Mature in Love
As we discover, “What Does Love Look Like?” I pray you have discovered that learning what love is, while untangling what love is NOT, is a journey. This is a lifelong discovery. For the rest of our lives, we will explore the depths, breath and beautiful meaning of God’s love for us. Today is a […]
Love Hangs in There
Love brings the power to endure, the ability to hang in there and remain in the journey. When I first began to seek deeper heart healing and freedom in my life, I realized very soon that I did not know how to experience God’s love. I not only needed healing in my heart with the […]
Love Strengthens Hope
This message is dedicated to all my brothers and sisters who are struggling with deep discouragement, weariness or even depression. I want to be a voice of healing and freedom for your life and speak to the heart of this issue, so that life can begin to reignite the power of hope within you. So […]
Love Empowers Belief
The power of God’s love has a way of enhancing our ability to believe. When we experience a deeper connection to love, the tank of our ability to believe gets filled and empowered. On the other hand, our ability to believe can feel like it is getting shipwrecked with our hearts are struggling with disconnect […]
Love Can Handle What You Are Going Through
When we look on our journey, the people who loved us the most are the ones that added the most to our life. Those who showed that even through our hard times, in our struggles and in our brokenness, they hung in there with us. It can be life changing when someone simply lives out […]