Category: Scrupulosity

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12.10.2021 – Learning to be Led

December 10, 2021

Have you ever just automatically “drawn a line” about something that you’re not completely sure about? “Let’s just decide about this thing right now, I’m not completely sure about this thing, but I’d rather just draw a protective line than face my questions and uncertainty about it.” So you draw a line, you toss it… Read More 12.10.2021 – Learning to be Led

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12.9.2021 – What “Relationship” means to Him…

December 9, 2021

I’ve been reflecting on this year, 2021… What an interesting year. 📆 For me, this year has been filled with things to overcome. I think it was back in 2020, I had a dream… Basically, the meaning of this dream was that God was going to take me through a change in my thinking. He… Read More 12.9.2021 – What “Relationship” means to Him…

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12.3.2021 – Learning to be okay with being me, imperfectly…

December 3, 2021

Can I be honest? I’ve been struggling in my mind lately. I’ve been struggling with some of the things that have come into the light within my heart… Just when things seem to be smooth-sailing for a bit, I seem to run into the next thing to overcome. But I’m thankful that the journey is… Read More 12.3.2021 – Learning to be okay with being me, imperfectly…

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12.1.2021 – The thing about “panic” is…

December 2, 2021

The thing about panic is… it’s hard to escape it while in the midst of facing it. And I might be able to make a good guess—a solid calculation as to when the fear may try to sneak in, …but somehow the panic that comes with sudden, subconscious anxiety… …always seems to catch me off… Read More 12.1.2021 – The thing about “panic” is…

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11.29.2021 – “Remain… Keep your hand to the plow. Remember…I will be with you. I will not leave you…”

November 29, 2021

Sometimes I slip into this way of thinking, where I try to “figure it all out”… or I begin to fret or worry that maybe I’ve missed something, that I might be doing something wrong based on the ‘results’ that I see… “…well, maybe these things, these results, mean I should do this instead…” “…maybe… Read More 11.29.2021 – “Remain… Keep your hand to the plow. Remember…I will be with you. I will not leave you…”

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11.20.2021 – The sweetest times, often come out of the hardest times…

November 20, 2021

Could it be… that the sweetest times, come out of the most challenging times… the hardest times… For it can be in these times, that we encounter the sweetest, most tender times with the Lord. 💝✨ It is in these times, that we feel His closeness, and His strength the most. 💔🍃☀️ He’s with us… Read More 11.20.2021 – The sweetest times, often come out of the hardest times…

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11.16.2021 – His Yoke is Easy

November 16, 2021

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”—Matthew 11:28-30 I was having a heart-to-heart conversation with… Read More 11.16.2021 – His Yoke is Easy

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11.13.2021 – Hidden in Plain Sight

November 13, 2021

“For there is nothing hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come out into the open.”—Luke 8:17 Fear can hide. Shame can hide. But it amazes me, the way… that God slowly surfaces these areas that are hidden. I’m so thankful that He does. And suddenly, we can see…… Read More 11.13.2021 – Hidden in Plain Sight

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11.8.2021 – He Simplifies Me

November 8, 2021

In this journey, I have found that sometimes I need to ask myself… “What is driving me?” Is it fear? Is anxiety driving me to “dig, dig, dig”…. …in attempt to, “figure it out, figure it out, figure it out“? Is it a desire for “perfection“? For things to be just comfortably “so-so”? Am I… Read More 11.8.2021 – He Simplifies Me

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11.4.2021 – A Change of Heart

November 4, 2021

Lord, let us not get hung up in attempting to hang onto “the same”… For we all need transformation, we all need change… Father, will You lead us into what truly matters to You? Thank You, Jesus… for leading us out of our old ways, and “growing us” into the new. Thank You, Holy Spirit…… Read More 11.4.2021 – A Change of Heart

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11.3.2021 – Letting go of my ideas…

November 3, 2021

There is something about the way that God “gets us into things”… And somehow we find ourselves in the middle of things we never would have anticipated, or expected, or perhaps even dared to dream… We couldn’t see it, but He saw. We don’t know exactly what we are to “be(come)”… …but He does. He… Read More 11.3.2021 – Letting go of my ideas…

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11.2.2021 – His Word is a Glimpse into His Heart

November 2, 2021

God gives us glimpses into His heart as we dig into His Word… Is that not mind-blowing? ✨ And I am so thankful… …for the way He draws us, and then He gives us a deeper understanding of who He is, and the way He sees us (and the situations we face)….as we dig into… Read More 11.2.2021 – His Word is a Glimpse into His Heart

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10.31.2021 – Lessons Learned Within “the Uncomfortable”…

October 31, 2021

Have you ever tried holding your breath for as long as you can… …do you know that “uncomfortable/panicky” feeling when you think you can’t hold your breath any longer? But really… you know, that your body could stand to hold a little longer and be okay. It’s the place of “being uncomfortable”… I have to… Read More 10.31.2021 – Lessons Learned Within “the Uncomfortable”…

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10.30.2021 – Learning to “Be Still” in the Midst of Scrupulosity

October 30, 2021

“Feelings come and feelings go,And feelings are deceiving;My warrant is the Word of God–Naught else is worth believing. Though all my heart should feel condemnedFor want of some sweet token,There is One greater than my heartWhose Word cannot be broken. I’ll trust in God’s unchanging WordTill soul and body sever,For, though all things shall pass… Read More 10.30.2021 – Learning to “Be Still” in the Midst of Scrupulosity