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: Loving Yourself
Suicidal Thoughts
The very mention of suicide and suicidal thoughts can bring about discomfort and fear for many. It can be an awkward subject to talk about. The subject of suicide can trigger emotional alarm bells, maybe regarding the pain of suicide that took place in the family history or memories involving someone they know. Many do […]
3 Major Breakthroughs that Empowered My Mental Health
In looking back over my mental health journey, there are three very important areas that made a monumental difference in my life and journey. These areas are critical aspects that need equipping for our healing and freedom. Learning to become equipped in how I related to these three areas had a remarkable difference in empowering […]
How the Love and Grace of God Changes Unhealthy Behavior
We often try to change while being influenced by condemnation, but it does not produce long-term change. Today I want to talk about the power of God’s love and grace to bring about dynamic change to behavior in our lives that is destructive and unhealthy. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: To support future broadcasts: […]
The Most Challenging Relationship in the Mental Health Journey
The most challenging relationship in our mental health healing journey is with ourselves. While many of us can talk about our struggle in relating and connecting to God in fruitful ways, while also struggling in relationship to others, the biggest trouble most people have is in how they relate to themselves. Most people do not […]
Discerning the Traps of the Inner Critic
The inner critic seeks to block and create resistance to the work of love and grace in your life. It is the voice in our thoughts that constantly judges our thoughts, behaviors, decisions, and emotions. Learning to recognize and discern the inner critic can be a powerful tool in helping us to become more self-aware […]
8 Ways You Become an Enemy to Yourself
Are You at War with Yourself? Many are noticing that within their struggle to heal and overcome, they have become an enemy to themselves. The brokenness of our hearts has driven us into living with a lie that being an enemy to yourself is the way to live. Too many are in a war called […]
How Do You Relate to Yourself in Your Struggles?
Today I want to address a number of questions that have a common theme: how we relate ourselves in the midst of our brokenness, struggles and pain. If you are wanting to grow in your heart healing journey, what I share here the major importance of relating to yourself with greater kindness, patience and compassion. […]
Healing the Inner Critic
What is the inner critic and where does this come from? Do you find that when you try to walk into healing and freedom, you experience resistance and thought patterns that keep accusing you, pointing out flaws and disconnecting you from experience the power of love and grace? This internal wrestling is often called the […]
Love Heals Irritability
Are you irritable? Are you constantly struggling with chronic irritability? I pray today’s insight will be a blessing to your healing and freedom journey, as my goal will be to help you get to the heart of irritability and give you new perspectives on what you may be struggling with. Today’s insights are inspired by […]