by Jodie Stevens | May 15, 2014 | Boundaries, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope |
In Psalm 68 we’re told that God is: “A father to the fatherless,” “A defender of widows,” and that He: “sets the lonely in families.” Sometimes abuse, addiction, infidelity, death, or dysfunction make it impossible for us to have a healthy relationship with our...
by Jodie Stevens | May 14, 2014 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction |
In his commentary on Self-pity, Martin G. Collins points out some biblical examples of this destructive character trait: Cain kills his brother, Moses pleads with God to excuse him from leadership, Jonah gets swallowed by a whale, and Elijah asks God to strike him...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 29, 2014 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope, Patience |
Why it is that some people who endure suffering never seem to find peace and they leave this world defeated and broken; while others can turn similar hardships into their greatest victory? Their story becomes a bestseller; sometimes changing lives, laws, and history....
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 25, 2014 | Fear and Anxiety, Patience |
I want Gods will for my life, I really do. I want to live for him and be an on fire Christian who does amazing things. I want to be victorious over my negative emotions. I want to be the ‘light of the world.’ I want God to change me from the inside out and make me...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 7, 2014 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Humor, Love |
Before I met my husband a friend invites me to a seminar called “How to Find a Date Worth Keeping” hosted by well-known psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud. I don’t really want to go and I think to myself: “I’m educated, I have a minor in psychology and I don’t...
