I am not sure exactly when my depression began, but it started sometime during my childhood and it kept getting worse as I got older. I did believe in God (I was raised Catholic), but my knowledge of Him was very vague. Back then, I didn’t know that miracles still happened, yet in my teenage years I started to ask God to take my depression away. I tried to stay positive,…
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WHEN GOD GAVE AND TOOK AWAY — AND GAVE AGAIN
Before you read: This testimony shares my experience of miscarriage and pregnancy complications. If you are walking through a fresh loss, please read with care – or come back to this when you feel ready. 2 years ago, during the summer of 2024, something unexpected…
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FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS / THE BETTER PORTION
SCRIPTURES “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much…
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QUIET OBEDIENCE / FEELING LIKE A FAILURE
We often treat our relationship with God like a ladder we have to climb, fearing that if we don’t hit a certain “level” of holiness, He won’t bless us or even turn away from us. We trap ourselves in a cycle of overperforming, and when…
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COFFEE WITH JESUS
Today is going to be a bit different than usual. I want to share with you a conversation I was having with Jesus while I was drinking my coffee in the morning. Although on one hand I knew I really needed to talk to God,…
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LET GO AND LET GOD: HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE
When you find yourself in a situation where you’re hurt because of something someone did or said to you, perhaps you’re after a fight, you might find comfort in the following verses, like they comforted me: “Turn away from evil and do good. Search for…