Category: Distress

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Seasons of “Dormancy”

December 20, 2022

It’s so easy to eventually discount something we’ve been waiting to behold within our lives… …to be discouraged, to lose hope after some time passes. Whenever that answer to prayer, that hope, that promise… seems to become less and less relevant, …less and less likely. We wait, and we wait… without seeing anything unfold. “Dormancy“… Read More Seasons of “Dormancy”

— Anxiety, Brokenness, Challenge, Character, Communion with God, Compassion, Conviction, Depression, Discovering the Father, Distress, Encouragement, Fears, Freedom, Grace, Gratitude, Growth, Habits, Healing, Hearing God, Hope, Humility, Journaling, Learning, Life, Love, Mindset, Morning Time —

10.21.2022 – Brand New Day

October 21, 2022

Heavenly Father, Here I am before You again… Thank You for always being just right here… You’re always near. You see, I’ve accumulated these things from my walk through the day. And I know… I need to let them go into Your hands …to let You take these “things” away. And I know that I… Read More 10.21.2022 – Brand New Day

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3.11.2022 – Running into the Way, the Truth, and the Life…

March 11, 2022

I came across a powerful testimony of a young lady who had gotten into new age practices… At first she thought she was living her best life, she thought she was discovering all of the answers as she was on a search for truth. She thought she was helping other people as her heart was… Read More 3.11.2022 – Running into the Way, the Truth, and the Life…

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3.7.2022 – God isn’t “complicated”…

March 7, 2022

…but He is complex. A lot of times God does things much differently than we expect. His ways are not our ways. We must learn to draw closer, draw nearer, and look closely… to see Him, and to understand. But that doesn’t mean that God is “complicated“… He’s complex. 🌈 But He makes it simple… Read More 3.7.2022 – God isn’t “complicated”…

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3.1.2022 – “Stay Grounded”

March 1, 2022

“As for God, his way is perfect:The Lord’s word is flawless;he shields all who take refuge in him.” -Psalm 18:30 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”- Matthew 7:24 “Your word is a lamp for my feet,a… Read More 3.1.2022 – “Stay Grounded”

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2.25.2022 – Living in the Moment-by-Moment with Him

February 25, 2022

As I’m sitting here at the table this morning, I’m listening to the cheeping sound of around 50-60 baby chicks that are currently in our living room… It’s a sweet little sound. 🐣 There’s a lot going on in our world right now. Major things have shifted and changed again. Things are always changing, of… Read More 2.25.2022 – Living in the Moment-by-Moment with Him

— Adventure, Anxiety, Assignment, Brokenness, Challenge, Change, Character, Comfort, Communion with God, Comparison, Compassion, Creativity, Disappointment, Discouragement, Discovering the Father, Distress, Encouragement, Faith, Farm Life, Fears, Freedom, Grace, Gratitude, Growth, Habits, Healing, Healthy Mindset, Hearing God, Highly Sensitive Person, Hope, Humility, Hunger, Identity, Imperfections, Insecurity, Intimidation, Journaling, Learning, Life, Light, Love, Maturity, Mental Health, Mindset, Morning Time, Nourishment, Nurture, OCD, Overwhelm, Pain, Perfectionism, Personality, Phobias, Prayer, Process, Protection, Provision, Purpose, Redemption, Relationship, Resistance, Rest, Restoration, Scribe, Seasons, Seeing God, Sight, Simplicity, Social Anxiety, Struggle, Testimony, Testing, Thankfulness, The Heart, The Secret Place, The Soul, The Tree of Life, Thinking, Transformation, Transition, Trials, Trust, Truth, Understanding, Unknown, Vulnerability, Waiting, Weakness, Wisdom, Words, Worry, Writing —

2.19.2022 – Learning to Overcome

February 19, 2022

One of the things I am learning about living life in the midst of facing fears and anxiety, is learning to accept… that fear and anxiety might not always just “go away” when I’d like them to “just go away.” Learning to accept… that I won’t always be swept up and “rescued” from all of… Read More 2.19.2022 – Learning to Overcome

— Adventure, Anxiety, Assignment, Brokenness, Challenge, Church, Comfort, Communion with God, Compassion, Discovering the Father, Distress, Dreams and Visions, Encouragement, Faith, Fears, Freedom, Grace, Gratitude, Growth, Healing, Hearing God, Hope, Humility, Injustice, Insecurity, Intimidation, Journaling, Life, Light, Loss, Love, Morning Time, Mystery, Nourishment, Nurture, Overwhelm, Pain, Prayer, Process, Promise, Provision, Purpose, Redemption, Rejection, Relationship, Repentance, Rest, Scribe, Seasons, Seeing God, Shame, Sight, Struggle, Surrender, Tears, Testimony, Testing, Thankfulness, The Heart, The Secret Place, The Soul, The Tree of Life, Transition, Trials, Trust, Unknown, Vulnerability, Waiting, Weakness, Wisdom, Words, Worry, Writing —

2.4.2022 – I saw ‘you’ this morning…

February 4, 2022

This morning has been a little different than usual. I pondered whether or not I was to share this on here this morning, but I felt the go ahead, so here goes… This morning while in prayer, while seeking the Lord’s heart for whatever He might want to put upon mine… …I began to see… Read More 2.4.2022 – I saw ‘you’ this morning…

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1.31.2022 – …a resounding, heartfelt reminder…

January 31, 2022

Good Morning, Heavenly Father. 💝 I’ve come… …right here before You. And I’m reminded, once again that You have always been just right here. I can feel You stirring in my heart… stirring up the fire once again …just like You always do. 💖 Yes, I could tell… I did worry when the fire began… Read More 1.31.2022 – …a resounding, heartfelt reminder…

— Adventure, Anxiety, Brokenness, Challenge, Change, Character, Church, Comfort, Communion with God, Compassion, Depression, Discouragement, Discovering the Father, Distress, Empathy, Encouragement, Fears, Freedom, Grace, Gratitude, Growth, Habits, Healing, Healthy Mindset, Hearing God, Highly Sensitive Person, Hope, Humility, Identity, Imperfections, Insecurity, Intimidation, Journaling, Learning, Life, Light, Love, Mental Health, Mindset, Morning Time, Nourishment, Nurture, OCD, Overwhelm, Perfectionism, Personality, Phobias, Prayer, Process, Promise, Purification Process, Redemption, Relationship, Repentance, Resistance, Rest, Restoration, Scribe, Seasons, Seeing God, Sight, Simplicity, Society, Struggle, Surrender, Tears, Testimony, Thankfulness, The Heart, The Secret Place, The Soul, The Tree of Life, Thinking, Transformation, Transition, Trials, Trust, Truth, Unknown, Vulnerability, Waiting, Weakness, Wisdom, Words, Worry, Writing —

1.30.2022 – Yes, I spiraled—and I began to sink… but He lifted me. ☀️

January 30, 2022

The other week I slipped into an intense state of anxiety… And then after a little while of getting completely wound up in that I realized I had finally spiraled down into depression. I went from “over-caring” and obsessing over all the “what ifs”… to apathy, numbness, and not even wanting to get up out… Read More 1.30.2022 – Yes, I spiraled—and I began to sink… but He lifted me. ☀️

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1.28.2022 – “Am I still okay?”

January 28, 2022

Heavenly Father, I’m struggling… I’m having to work through some things that I never expected would be this much of a struggle to work through at this point in my life. It’s humbling. How life seems to bring our weaknesses right out of us… Things that we don’t always like to see about ourselves. And… Read More 1.28.2022 – “Am I still okay?”

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1.25.2022 – “What if?”

January 25, 2022

You know what? Over the last couple of weeks, to be very honest, I have dipped into this “what if, what if” kind of thinking. And these “what ifs” can so quickly spiral me into obsessive thinking, obsessive worrying… At times, thinking through the maizes of scenarios that these “what ifs” of fear want to… Read More 1.25.2022 – “What if?”

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1.20.2022 – “Be Careful”

January 20, 2022

There is a phrase that many of us use… “be careful!” I catch myself using it all the time. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with “being careful” when there is a need to use caution out of wisdom. Of course, there is a time to genuinely caution someone else about something, don’t get me… Read More 1.20.2022 – “Be Careful”

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1.16.2022 – Be(coming) an Overcomer

January 16, 2022

We need… what God places before us to face. For He knows how we need to be shaped. He has purpose… even in the mistakes He allows us to make! Yes, we need… what God allows into our paths—the challenges that arise in our lives… …that we may learn to OVERCOME… …that we might confidently… Read More 1.16.2022 – Be(coming) an Overcomer

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1.14.2022 – A “Shockwave” of Prayer

January 14, 2022

There’s a lot of pain and sickness in the lives of many of those around us right now… This great need, this deep desperation… is stirring the heart of God. He loves us, He knows our need, and His heart is tender and compassionate towards us. 💝 And God allows His heart to be felt,… Read More 1.14.2022 – A “Shockwave” of Prayer