Where God's Word Meets Our Mess
When I started reading When It Hurts to Hope, I liked it. I felt like Rachel understood me, and I resonated with her experiences and observations. Partway through the book, however, I stopped reading it because I encountered multiple things that made me feel uneasy. This post addresses one of them—the concept that Christians are “worthy.”
Last week, I published Part 1 in this series about holding on to hope during the wait. In that post, I shared a practical way to remain hopeful while waiting, and I'm going to share another in today's post. Like me, you might be waiting for marriage—or you might be waiting for something entirely different. Either way, this post is for you in your season of waiting.
Falling in love seemed so exhilarating, and I couldn’t wait to experience it for myself. With great anticipation, I waited for my prince to come. However, as the years passed—and as countless family members and friends found “happily ever after”—I started to believe he might never come.
Whether you’ve memorized a hundred verses or zero verses, this post is for you. I didn't write it because I'm expert on Scripture memorization; I wrote it because Scripture memorization is hard and we all need encouragement as we work toward it. This post includes three encouraging reminders that will hopefully inspire you to start or continue incorporating this practice into your life.
If you’ve ever felt completely defeated like I did that day, you should read this poem—not because I’m an incredible poet but because God is an incredible God. He can change your relationship status in an instant if that’s what He wants to do. Even if he doesn’t, He loves you. And He’s bigger than this, friends.
You probably won’t hear this from secular therapists or self-help books, but eating disorders are spiritual battles. Yes, various things can “trigger” eating disorders—but they’re ultimately “triggered” by lies from the devil. Eating disorders develop as people hear and believe (and act on) the lies he tells them. If you have a friend with an eating disorder, prayer is the best weapon in her* spiritual battle, and this post includes three specific ways you can pray on her behalf.
Do you remember the promise I made in April to share a free devotional that accompanies my new book The Ring by Spring Ruse? Today, I'm fulfilling that promise! On my Freebies page, you can now find Beyond the Ring by Spring Ruse: A 10-Day Guide to Deepen Your Faith While You Date and Wait. My hope is that you'll develop a deeper faith through the Scripture passages and prayers in this devotional.
I definitely had concerns about choosing a major. It was a stressful and scary choice for me. But I did eventually decide what to study in college, and you can too. I have an encouraging reminder to offer you: There’s no such thing as the “right” or “wrong” major.
I felt like this would be a great time to share my thoughts on Top Gun: Maverick because the 4th of July is almost here. This patriotic movie came out a few years ago, and I’ve watched it many times. Of course, it’s not perfect. (No movies are!) But it sends a clear biblical message, which is pretty rare for secular movies.
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