prayer
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How to Pray for a Bully?
As many of you know, my heart is to always go higher when it comes to praying for difficult people and situations. Otherwise, we will be tempted to be in fear and offended. Hence, the hidden treasure inside the recent book. So, how do we pray for and influence someone who is bullying? I drew…
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Christa’s Transformation Story
I recently got to interview Christa and hear her share her transformative journey out of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts thanks to learning to hear the voice of Jesus, which has brought her significant healing and freedom from her past. She describes how each Spiritual Direction session with Jesus has led to new encounters and…
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New Year Reflection – Journaling
New year reflection questions: Take some time to pause with the Lord, without distraction. Grab your Bible, paper, pen, a cup of tea or coffee… Join me… Reflecting Back: God, how were you shaping me this past year? God, what gift were you producing in me? God, were there any new skills you prompted me…
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Navigating Grief and Loss When Leaders Fall into Sin
The fall of a spiritual leader can feel like an earthquake shaking the foundations of our faith. Leaders often play pivotal roles in our lives, pointing us to Christ, teaching us God’s Word, and modeling spiritual growth. When they stumble into sin, it can leave us grieving, confused, and disillusioned. How do we process this…
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See the Gold in your Grumbling
Turn Your Grumbling Into Gold: Transform Complaints Into Powerful Prayers We all have moments of frustration—those times when the little annoyances pile up, or when deeper longings feel unmet. It’s easy to let grumbling slip into our conversations and thoughts. But what if your grumbling could become something beautiful? What if your complaints were actually…
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Avoiding Your Broken Heart by Living in Your Head
I live in a Bible Belt where many church goers are resistant to having a personal relationship with Jesus. Instead, I see that there can be a default to learning merely about God, or striving to do all the right things for Him, and that’s it. They’ve lost the love and in danger of becoming…
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The Struggle of Minimizing our Pain
Recently, while I was leading women through a listening prayer exercise in the Freedom Coaching Circle (our zoom groups for women), the Lord highlighted to me that I was minimizing my journey because of the intense things I was finding myself walking others through. I felt the Lord was saying to me that He sees…
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Struggling with Porn Addiction? Invite Jesus Into the Picture
If you find yourself struggling with a porn addiction, know that healing is possible through renewing your mind with the truth of Scripture and inviting Jesus into your thought life. (This is a powerful exercise and NOT to be discounted NOR interpreted to be an unhelpful: “read your Bible more”.) One powerful way to begin…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 