“I don’t think she is going to make it into that school.” The words echoed over and over in my head.  Was she right? I couldn’t stop thinking about how she felt about me and if her words were accurate.  She was my teacher. I trusted her and thought she believed in me, but when

Are you struggling with an unsettled heart? I can understand. When I was first getting to know Jesus, I was deeply torn between how I was living and the life he was calling me to live. Faced with a life-altering decision, desperate for help, with no one to go to, I sought after Jesus. The

My silence conveyed it all to him.  We once could lock eyes across the room and guess what each other was thinking, but now I could barely look him in the eyes or talk to him. I didn’t want to have a broken marriage, but I felt like I couldn’t let go of my anger. 

Have you ever wondered whether your sacrifices were worth it?  Letting go of the past for a better future requires sacrifice… but it can be hard to look beyond the pain and hurt. Having to forgive; releasing your anger and bitterness; and being humble before the Lord, admitting your need for his help, can lead

The sweat dripped down my forehead rapidly as I realized I had messed up again.  Getting lost while driving was common for me; I shamed myself for my miscalculations.  Even with the GPS on, I would get lost—fearfully anticipating the worst.  Over and over again, I would internally question my abilities thinking “Why are you

When your heart is troubled, it can sometimes feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster. The ups and downs can continue with no rest in sight. It’s utterly exhausting. One moment you feel completely, overwhelmingly struck in this place—and the next moment, like you can get through it.  The lows seem to outweigh

Do you blame yourself when something goes wrong? Or think what happened is always your fault?  I have a tendency to do this.  “I hate myself,” “I really blew it this time,” and “nobody likes me” are common phrases that can saturate my mind in these times.  I question whether the outcome would have changed

When you find yourself hurt in a moment, how do you cope with it? How do you recover? Do you escape through television, shopping, eating ice cream, or sitting in self-pity? These are some of the ways that I have dealt with my hurt.  The only problem with these things is that they only bring

It’s so easy to live in denial. It’s a trap that you can fall in effortlessly.  When you don’t admit that you are hurting, it inhibits you from receiving the healing you so desperately need.  I am no stranger to living in denial. Are you? I did for years. Years of believing that I didn’t