You’ve allowed pain to keep you stuck. Every time you look at your situation, you focus on the negative, never expecting anything good. Disappointment and pain have hijacked your vision, making it hard to see what they call “the bright side.” You believe that speaking from this perspective makes you a realist; you say you…
When I was pregnant with my first child, I suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition characterized by severe vomiting and nausea. This illness was so intense that I couldn’t keep anything down, not even water, to stay hydrated. I lost over 20 pounds due to sickness. Mentally, I struggled during this time, wondering how something…
Aren’t you tired of going backward? Aren’t you tired of almost making it, almost reaching your goals, almost finding happiness? Aren’t you tired of beating yourself down and always seeing the worst, never realizing the goodness that is within you? Aren’t you tired of pretending? Pretending that everything is good when you’re falling apart? Aren’t…
Lord, I’m not helpless, but I need your help. I’m not falling apart, but I’m falling behind and need to catch up to the reality of who you created me to be. Father God, I have not lost my way, but I’m lost in this season, and I don’t know which way to go. I’m…
There were times when I thought I would never see the light of day. I never imagined I would feel joy or happiness. I never believed I would make it out; I never thought I could survive because I was trapped in pain. Pain distorted my vision and altered what I heard; all I could…
Motherhood is a journey that must be experienced to gather an understanding of its complexities. When you read about it, you’ll find many tips and tricks to help you achieve success along the way. However, what you ultimately come to understand is that you must create your own path and do what works for you…
Every day, we face challenges, some small and manageable, and others so significant that they “seem” out of reach. Sometimes those situations make us ask “what should I do? & when we look around, we ask “who can I run to?” Sometimes it just feels like the weight of the world is on your shoulders,…
Definition When you think of weight, you automatically think of the heaviness of something; other words to describe weight are burden, load, pressure, or force. This means when something is added to you that you weren’t fit or expecting to carry, it could slowly bring you down over time. The definition specifically says the mass…
There are times when praying seems like a waste of time. I feel like I’m losing hope the more breath I waste. I’m crying to the most high, the one who should hear me and answer, and yet I get no physical response. It’s like the verse that says hope deferred makes the heart sick(Proverbs…
Proverbs 24:10 NLTIf you fail under pressure, your strength is too small. Failing under pressure can uncover weaknesses and reveal that more work must be done in those areas. When I first viewed this verse, I thought, every time I fail, I’m weak and must strive to do better! Though that may be true in…