by Jodie Stevens | Feb 23, 2015 | Boundaries |
Boundaries God laid the word on my heart years ago. Almost a decade had passed since I kicked a hole in a door, or threw a jar of spaghetti against the wall (yes I actually did this once) but I still couldn’t seem to overcome my anger in certain areas of my life. The...
by Jodie Stevens | Feb 19, 2015 | Fear and Anxiety |
Behavioral scientist James clear says: “Fear based decision-making is when you let your fears or worries dictate your actions or in most cases, your lack of action.” An example would be: “I’d love to write a book, but what if people hate it? Maybe I should read more...
by Jodie Stevens | Feb 17, 2015 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope |
Psalm 34:18 says: “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” At times we may feel like we’ve ‘crushed our own spirit’ by our sin or addiction, we may not even understand why we’re doing what we are doing, but God does. He knows...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 30, 2015 | Choices, Thankfulness |
“What makes you better than anyone else? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have accomplished something on your own?” (Corinthians 4:7) It’s easy to rely on ourselves and our own intellect when life’s...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 28, 2015 | Fear and Anxiety, Patience |
How many hours did I miss being single while I was lamenting being alone, and how many nights were wasted dreaming of the good old days which we’re told in Ecclesiastes not to ponder because we … “don’t know if they were any better than today” (Ecclesiastes 7:10). How...
