Just Be Still

I am overwhelmed with everything happening in the world. It is depressing and I am anxious about it all. Sometimes Oftentimes I don't even know what to pray. I don't know what to say. “Be still, and know that I am God! ...” (Psalm 46:10 NLT) If you are feeling the same way, I hope...

The Little Foxes

I have learned the hard way. Foxes will stalk their prey for days...weeks even. They study their habits. They learn the weaknesses of their prey. See a fox - scare it away - it will return. You must catch it. You must eliminate it. Or it will kill. A single fox can take out an...

Why Are You Downcast Oh My Soul

Written by Anna Sojourning   My depressed thoughts would go like this: "I want to be alone, but I don't want to be lonely.  I'm afraid of failure, but I feel unable to do anything anything.  I know I should be peaceful and happy, but I just want to fall on the floor and lay...

Healing From Abuse Is a Painful Process

Written by Trudy Den Hoed   After writing the post that celebrated the resurrection of Jesus, such joy and peace flooded the depths of my soul. It was confirmed to my heart that Jesus is truly alive yet today, He is always with us, and He will get us through anything. I felt that with my...

The Nature of Addiction

Written by Rosa A. Hopkins Imagine you're in a smoky room, where things are unclear. A seductress leans sultrily into the microphone, as she sings words of unbridled passion. (If you're a woman, picture that this is a man). Things become hazy. She promises a love so strong that your soul will feel its pain...

Pour out Your Heart

[separator top="25" bottom="25" style="shadow"] "O my people, trust in Him at all times. Pour out your heart to Him, for God is our refuge." (Psalm 62:8, NLT)   I believe God is calling us to a time of honestly before Him.   How can He begin to do a work in me until I am...

Inhale, Exhale – By Lake Averie

[separator top="25" bottom="25" style="shadow"] Inhale, Exhale By Lake Averie Fight or flight? She can’t decide. Hiding out, trying to ride it out until the pain subsides Praying they don’t find out the fears her body has shouted. But He knows and where is He? As close as the air I breathe. © 2015 Lake Ave...

Anxiety (by Angie Dailey)

  [separator top="25" bottom="25" style="shadow"] Written by Angie Dailey For some, anxiety is a way of life. I see it every day in the decisions we make, in the way we live. It is a delicate balance of emotion, heartache and for me, faith. I have great anxiety over what people think of me, and...

Oh, My Baggage! (by Andrea Fortenberry)

  [separator top="25" bottom="25" style="shadow"] Written by Andrea Fortenberry   My parents used to call me the bag lady when I was around four years old because I loved to put things in a bunch of different bags and hide them in my room. If every anything went missing in our house, like the scissors or tape,...

In God’s Hands; Casting My Anxiety to the Almighty

[separator top="25" bottom="25" style="shadow"] Written by Brandy Hynes   There was a knot in his cord.   It was my third baby, a baby boy. So many others were also pregnant; my best friend, sister-in-law, cousins. All due in the 6 weeks before me. It was exciting to think of us all having little ones...