Are you able to navigate the life of your emotions with fruitfulness and effectiveness? In all honesty, most of us have not had the kind of training and equipping that would help us navigate the thoughts and emotions that come our way. Today I want to talk about emotions by emphasizing ten things that are […]
Tag: Relationships
Do You Compulsively Overshare?
Do you find yourself sharing too much too soon too often? If so, you are not alone, as many believers admit to over talking, over sharing and even over confessing. For many, it can even become a compulsive way of relating. You feel you need to get everything out to make sure you are ok […]
Top 12 Reasons People Do NOT Empathize with You
Do you find it challenging to experience empathy from others when you share your journey? Today I want to look into the lack of empathy you may be experiencing by addressing a question that was recently sent in while also sharing with you twelve reasons people do not effectively empathize with you. Video Broadcast: Recommended […]
Obsessive Compulsive About Relationship Conflict
Do you find that when it comes to conflict and relationships, you tend to obsess over them and compulsively try to over “fix” any sense of disturbance you feel in the relationship. Today I want to address a question that was sent in on this subject and share with you some very honest struggles I […]
Love is Not So Easily Triggered
If you want to grow in the life of love, you can see where love needs to have a greater work by identifying what triggers you or pushes your emotional buttons. We have these sensitive spots in our emotions can become very easily provoked. As we look at what provokes you, I want to invite […]
Freedom from Self-Centeredness
Do you ever wonder if you are self-centered, selfish or too obsessed with yourself? Today I want to address the subject of self-centeredness and walk through perspectives and insights that can lead us into greater freedom. Maybe you wonder if by working through issues of your heart, you are becoming selfish or self-consumed. Subjects like […]
Cutting Through the Culture of Rudeness
We seem to be in the midst of a growing swell of rudeness. But you don’t have to be taken out by it. Allow me to point you to the power you have as a believer to cut through cultural rudeness with an empowered love that demonstrates God’s heart. Love is not rude. But yet […]
Mind Reading What Other People Think About You
What is your mind reading habit in relationships? I am not talking about some form of telepathic power, but the relationship practice of reading what someone thinks about you. In life, you and I carry a relationship “filter,” a way by which we process relaitonships and get a “read” on other people. You and I […]
Love is Not Narcissism
Learning what love is, what it looks like and how it impacts our lives will inevitably lead us to confronting the toxicity and destruction of narcissism. Many are asking about narcissism and how it fits into the picture of discerning, healing and working through brokenness in our lives. Some would say we live in a […]
Why is Love the Greatest?
Whatever you are facing in life, I want to bring a call to get us back to what is really important–living in the life-changing love of God. As a part of this exhortation, I want to ask, “why is love the greatest?” using Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 13. The precious nature of love can […]