Hope & Encouragement
Prayers for Your Children: A Mother’s Prayer of Trust and Surrender
I swallowed the lump in my throat, as the nurse wheeled me to a small room where my tiny baby laid in an incubator. Numerous wires and tubes wrapped around him, and his eyes were closed with only the slightest rise and fall of his chest. In moments like these, the power of prayers for your…
Why Did Jesus Have to Die?
I stood at the kitchen sink, arguing with God. “Why did Jesus have to die? I’m basically a good person.” Be nice. Love God. Be good. That was the mantra of my life. I stared out the kitchen window
10 Biblical Inner Beauty Traits For Christian Women
How do we cultivate an inner beauty that radiates Christ when the world around displays something different? Let’s take a look at ten biblical inner beauty traits for Christian women.. We live in a culture that is so consumed with looks but lacks depth and displays a foundation that will eventually crumble. The way we…
Four Creative Ways to Encourage Others: Stirring Hearts to Love
The gold heart sticker sealed the folded paper bag. Inside was a watercolor postcard, painted with care and prayer, bearing a cluster of wildflowers and the words of Psalm16:11: “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy.” Tucking it into my journal, I prayed, “Lord, show…
Waiting with God during Advent
Waiting and waiting well with God aren’t the same, but they often go hand in hand—like a plate of delicious Thanksgiving leftovers that touch even though they aren’t supposed to. In seasons of waiting, time drags—making even roasting a holiday ham seem fast. It often feels like time stands completely still. And during Advent—a season that celebrates the fulfillment of God’s promise through the birth of the Messiah—our own personal waiting can feel especially heavy. It’s a place where grief and joy touch and we learn to wait with God. Finding Hope in God Through the Pain of Waiting But there is good in our waiting, and I want to bring you hope today. It is possible to change your perspective on waiting with God from “Why this?”…
10 Scriptures to Battle Anxiety
Silt-covered stones sleep on the creek bottom as if they’re entirely oblivious to the current threatening to wash them away. I’ve come to the woods because my heart is heavy, and I need space to sort through my worries. Pulling out my Bible and journal, I begin searching for 10 Scriptures to battle anxiety. I…
The Key to Choosing Contentment and Finding Peace in Your Life
My perspective gets all jumbled up most days. How about you? Our hearts can easily shift and sway as emotions bounce around us, instead of grasping reality. In this day and age, it can be hard to keep choosing contentment and finding peace in your life because of loud voices distracting you from what is truly…
Discover 3 Powerful Ways to Beat the Blues and Find Joy
Does your joy-o-meter seem to plummet to an all new low with the latest headline, heartache, or health concern? Do you find since the paycheck is stretched, so is your peace? Are you having wrestling with how to beat the blues and find joy again? With all the self-help guru’s out there it can be…
Help For The Self-Condemning Heart
What does your heart say? Chances are, if you are like most others, you may struggle with a self-condemning heart that is shrouded in negative thoughts, gloomy outlooks, and visions of defeat. If you’re looking for help for a self-condemning heart, you’re not alone. Many struggle with inner guilt and shame—but God’s Word offers real hope. The Enemy doesn’t want us to live with freedom, joy or a light heart. The Enemy doesn’t want us to live with freedom, joy, or a light heart; instead, he wants us to be weighed down with guilt, pain, regret, and sin. He will take every opportunity to remind…
Calming the Storms of Life
The unexpected phone calls, health diagnosis, or broken relationships can cause our hearts to churn with turmoil and our minds to race with anxiety. Are you stuck in the middle of a mess and need help calming the storms of life? Are you looking for God in the middle of your storm and wondering if…
3 Practical Tips for Helping Your Child Overcome Anxiety With God
How do you help your child overcome anxiety as a Christian? Are you looking for help on how to handle a child with their issues of fear or anxiety? As a parent, it’s hard to watch our children struggle with big feelings. Have you weathered the storms of life and are overcoming trials with God or…
Finding Hope after Losing a Loved One: Finding Your Anchor When A Loved One Dies
Are you experiencing deep grief or loss and struggling to stay afloat? Waves of sorrow can make it feel impossible to find stability after losing someone you love. In these overwhelming moments, finding hope after losing a loved one becomes essential. It’s often through this raw heartache that God reveals His unwavering love and offers us an anchor of hope through His Word. If you’re searching for comfort and purpose in the pain, you can discover true peace and hope after loss by turning to the One who never leaves us. When waves of grief crash over our hearts, it becomes harder and harder to find stability. In the tidal waves of fresh grief, comes a desperate need to cling to an anchor the soul. It’s often through the deep grief and heartache that the Lord reveals His great love and the anchor of hope…
10 Practical Ways to Love Someone Who is Grieving
Do you know someone who has lost a loved one, but feel at a loss how to reach out in a practical way? Do you want to support them but feel like you might make their pain worse by saying or doing something that could be taken wrong? How do you love someone who is…
10 Bible Verses for Fighting Fear
By Shannon Leibold The most often repeated command in the Bible is this: “Do not fear.” God instructs us not to be afraid, not because there aren’t very real things to be scared of in this world, but because He’s calling us to faith in Him. Fear is a natural response to dangerous and unknown…
Overcoming Anxiety and Fear…The Day God Sent Me a Letter
Overcoming anxiety and fear starts with God’s truth. I didn’t realize how fear had paralyzed me, but God did. I was in the middle of cruising through a good Bible study, bee-bopping in time with the sunshine when God ran me into a brick wall. It was just a simple exercise in the workbook, but…
How to Get A Grip and Guide Your Emotions By Applying Biblical Truth
When I was single, I spent a lot of time wondering if I would ever get married. I thought about the future a lot. Sometimes my thoughts were filled with anxiety and worry, and other times they were resting peacefully in God’s sovereignty. My questions about marriage were eventually answered in 2011 when I walked…
How to Be Still and Wait on God…Even When He’s Silent
Are you in a season of waiting on God to move in your life? Are you surrounded by darkness that doesn’t go away? Does it seem like God is pressing the pause button on your future, or are you falling apart because of a situation you are facing? When life the storms of life hit…
How to Cast Your Burdens on the Lord & Climb Out of Your Pit
Everyone gets loaded down with heavy burdens, and it is hard to let them go. Do you struggle on how to cast your burdens on the Lord and have the strength to climb out of your pit? BURDENS. Whether it is finances, strained relationships, failing health, or unexpected grief. Those types of burdens can steal your…
