I published a post yesterday, over at Inspired to Action, about my struggle with self-condemnation. I shared a story of how I yelled at my kids and sent them all to bed early because mommy just couldn’t do the rest of the evening. Turns out, I am not alone in my struggle with anger—or self-condemnation. [...]
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15 ESV) I long to abide—to stay in deep fellowship with my God. The thought of holding on for a lifetime is wearying, but there is great, sustaining [...]
Abide. Remain. Do not depart. This is what we have been charged with. The Christian life is all about holding on and staying connected to the source of all we need. I long to be tied to the dock—for a lifetime. Not just today, tomorrow, or next week, but to the end. Honestly? The thought of holding tightly [...]
I struggle through the funk of depression, and ride the wave of figuring out what works for us; press past the pursuit of the ideal, to find the realistic. It’s hard to make these decisions. Endure the thoughts and judgements of others; worry that I’ve lost respect. There are a few things that I hold [...]
