God gives us hand-wrapped gifts specifically picked out for us all the times in the form of blessings and instructions for how to live life. But how many gifts are you simply ignoring because you’re too afraid to really UNWRAP them and see what they’re all about?
Dive a little deeper into this very common mistake with Lauren Relinquished…
One of the clear ways that God speaks to me is thru writing. So He often leads me back to past journal entries and blog posts so I can re-read. I was rereading part 2 of this series and God pointed out a piece of it to me: “…often times my ideas of how things …
When You’re Given Directives…[[The “Unpacking” Series – Part 3 Read More »
I am so tickled right now. When God gives you opportunities to laugh with Him, please DO IT! This deep belly laugh growing in my spirit is nearly bringing me to tears. They say “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans” – I have my issues with that saying, but in …
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You’ve found the PERFECT house/apartment and you’re super excited about moving in! 😃🎉 Limitless possibilities await as you brainstorm decorations, furniture placement, social events you’ll hold, meals you’ll prepare and more! It’s going to be so awesome!!! –> But do we just stop at the potential of awesomeness or actually create and live in that awesomeness?? …
“…let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith…” Hebrews 12:1-2 NLT I feel like …
Sooooooo…I got called out last night. God pointed out very clearly that I haven’t been serious about several things in my life. To be honest, it kind of hurt. I was convinced that I had been, but after several back and forth “No, don’t you remember when I did this…” I realized my arguing with …
One of the awesome things about God is that He gives His children free will. I just so happen to be at the point where that’s nice to know in theory, but I’m not sure how to act that out in reality. Things were so simple when I first started allowing God to intervene in …
A big mistake I make is not actually asking. Im often not daring enough…Not daring enough to ask that God use me in a radical way. And I often forget and think about what I can do in my own might. I’m quick to call on God’s awesome power, but I’m not as quick to ask …
Last week I found myself a bit anxious about marriage. By all means I’m content in my single season (took a second to get here, but God showed me He is all I truly need)! Yet sometimes, I find myself increasingly aware of my want to be married someday, and I can get a bit …
I am so excited to lead teen ministry at my church because when I think about my experience and walk with God when I was a teen, it went from “on-fire” to a “slow sizzle.” Somewhere along the way I lost my nerve. The things that were shown to me seemed too far out of reach …