Category: Depression

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Living a Parable

April 15, 2021

If we didn’t have to live an imperfect life here on the earth… would we truly be able to grasp… to understand…to experience that God’s ways are higher than our ways? “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the… Read More Living a Parable

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Finding Him in the Inconvenient Places

April 14, 2021

We often find God in the midst of the inconvenient things. In the midst of pain. In the midst of discomfort. Have you ever found yourself in the middle of something inconvenient and you just knew there was something of God in the midst of it? “Father, I just sense that You are so in… Read More Finding Him in the Inconvenient Places

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What an invitation…

April 13, 2021

Who or what do you run to? Have you ever thought about it? We have a Heavenly Father who longs— for it to always be Him, first. 💝🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️ He longs—for us to run straight to Him… …when we have something on our hearts. …when we’re in need of direction. …when we don’t know what to… Read More What an invitation…

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“Behold…”

April 10, 2021

As I was in prayer this morning, something began to BURST from within my heart. 💖 Here it is… There is SO MUCH that God is doing that we cannot see! ✨ SO. MUCH! …far, far more than what we CAN see. And this morning, I can just feel the excitement…✨ I can just feel… Read More “Behold…”

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“I’ve got you…”

April 8, 2021

“I’ve got you… Yes, you may have to endure through the valley for a little while… but your journey through the valley— with Me… is just as much a part of your story as your “moments on the mountaintop.“ Just keep going. Just keep trusting. There’s more in store… ☀️ Prepare, and expect to be… Read More “I’ve got you…”

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Into the Deep

April 7, 2021

Have you ever felt as though… you’ve found yourself in a “shallow” kind of place? —a place without much feeling or depth. I found myself in that place this morning. But then suddenly… it was as if the Lord took me by the hand and, caught me off guard with the most tender kind of… Read More Into the Deep

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Above & Beyond

April 6, 2021

Can we learn… to be grateful—even for the things that “hinder” us in life? Even for the trials the weaknesses the lack the disappointment the mockery the ridicule the rejection the lies …all the things that attempt to convince us…”to drive ourselves into the cave” to dull and darken our light to shut ourselves down…… Read More Above & Beyond

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Don’t be ashamed of where you are in your journey with Him…

April 5, 2021

Don’t be ashamed of where you are in your journey with Him… Don’t be ashamed of walking through the “valley.” Don’t worry that you “should be“… “someone else” in “someplace else.” Do not worry… if you’ve found yourself in the middle of a hard, uncertain kind of place. Remember… that there are lessons to be… Read More Don’t be ashamed of where you are in your journey with Him…

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“Now I truly understand…”

April 2, 2021

Have you ever gone through something… And then you realize… that now you truly “understand” what it’s like to go through it, to experience it… the hardship, the trial, the struggle, the scary health situation, the feeling of unknown, the mental spiral, the very real panic attack, the challenge, the mistake, the failure, —whatever it… Read More “Now I truly understand…”

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…But what if… He is planning on being “strong” where I am weak?

March 28, 2021

Have you ever discovered yourself thinking in this way… “Well, if I can’t do ____________ to a certain, acceptable, high-enough standard…. then it’s not worth trying, it’s not worth attempting, it’s not worth doing… If I can’t do ____________ “perfect” enough, then it’s not worth the risk of appearing ‘weak’ or flawed…” Boy, I have.… Read More …But what if… He is planning on being “strong” where I am weak?

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He Restores My Soul

March 24, 2021

I’ve been pondering… 🍃 …we’re born— …and then we dive right into this sinful, broken world… …but then… we’re given an opportunity within this journey of life. An “opportunity” for God to restore us. 💖 An invitation from God that says, “Join Me on a journey of recovering your soul and redeeming your life…” And… Read More He Restores My Soul

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When He says, “Not yet…”

March 23, 2021

“The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory.”—Richard Sibbes You may have noticed in a few of my previous journal entries—where I mentioned a health issue that I’ve been dealing with over the last few months. Over time, in dealing with this issue, an intense anxiety… Read More When He says, “Not yet…”

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Almighty God—Nurturer and Protector

March 19, 2021

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.“—Psalm 91:1 Did you know… …that “The Almighty” is a name for God describing His dual roles as nurturer and protector? The definition of “nurture” is: “to supply with nourishment” “to further the development of” “training, upbringing”… Read More Almighty God—Nurturer and Protector

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Something “Better” than a “Quick Fix”

March 18, 2021

I remember in the very, very beginning of when I started facing some things in my heart, before the Lord… When I came into the light… It was more like I came into a realization—I began to recognize—that ‘my way’ of living life just wasn’t working. And in that time, I remember describing, something that… Read More Something “Better” than a “Quick Fix”

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3.17.2021 – Change is in the Air

March 17, 2021

I feel like there is so much changing right now… Things are always changing, but this feels like an intensified, rapid kind of change… Change always makes me feel uncomfortable. But without change, how else would we go from the old into the new? …Without God using change to nudge us forward? And just like… Read More 3.17.2021 – Change is in the Air

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3.14.2021 – Kaleidoscope of Color

March 14, 2021

Do you ever notice… the feeling when a place within your heart is so touched— and tears (the most renewing, refreshing kind) begin to flow, from “up and out” of this place… And you can feel where the Lord used a person a situation a word a kind gesture loving compassion… And then it sinks… Read More 3.14.2021 – Kaleidoscope of Color