There is a specific kind of fear that comes just before you say the true thing. Not the fear of physical danger, though that is real for many in this world. The quieter fear of being misunderstood. Of being labeled. Of losing the audience you were just starting to reach. Of someone deciding you’ve gone too far. That fear has silenced more truth than any official threat ever could, because it operates from the inside and does its work before you even open your mouth. The early church did not pray for safety. They prayed to keep speaking. And God moved the building to say he heard them. Peter and John did not ask God to remove the threat. They asked him to make them equal to it. He did. And then some.
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Root → Rupture → Rest: What Striving Couldn’t Do | Daily Bread
I had nothing left to offer. No performance. No effort. Just the raw and quiet reality of a woman too tired to try anymore. And that is exactly where God met me. I thought I knew and loved stillness before that moment, but in that stillness, something began to change that all my years of striving and even meditation had never touched. I was not led away from my faith. I was led through the fog of it, until I could see it clearly for the first time.
The Battle Within, The Rest Beyond | Spiritual Foundations for Healing
Healing is hard because it is a constant battle between your inner child, who is scared and just wants safety; your inner teenager, who is angry and just wants justice; and your current self, who is tired and just wants peace. In my experience, the only true solution to that battle is to surrender it to God and allow Him to work in your life, on His terms and in His time.
Three Habits That Block God’s Voice | Daily Bread
There’s a particular kind of ache that comes when you feel like your prayers are hitting the ceiling. You’re not walking away from God. You’re calling out, but you can’t seem to hear Him.
The Bible doesn’t leave us without an answer to this experience. It tells us how to position ourselves to hear God, and if the problem is positioning, then the positioning can change.
When Your Faith Shakes | Daily Bread
This is not a polished testimony with a tidy ending. This is what it actually looks like when the shaking is happening — in real time, in a real life, with a real God who is not confused even when I am. I had thought my faith was at the strongest it had ever been. And then the month I’m about to describe happened. This is what I found when I got quiet enough.
Science & Spirituality | Surrender Is Not Powerlessness: What Your Brain and Your Bible Both Know About Anger
Being pissed off feels powerful. But psychologically and spiritually, it’s a trap. Here’s what your brain and your Bible both know about anger, resentment, and why surrender is the most powerful thing you can do.
Neither Do I Condemn Thee: A Christian’s Response to Division and Vitriol
Over the weekend leading up to Inauguration Day, and especially this morning, I’ve observed a troubling surge of absolutely disgusting vitriol, condemnation, and divisiveness from both sides of the political and social spectrum. Since the inception of this blog, I have tried to remain as neutral and solution-focused as possible, sharing love and the experienceContinueContinue reading “Neither Do I Condemn Thee: A Christian’s Response to Division and Vitriol”
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