by Jodie Stevens | Sep 10, 2015 | Boundaries, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety |
Trust your Gut. You may think it’s an overused cliché that doesn’t really line up with scripture. Yet how many times has your ‘gut’ indicated something was wrong and you ignored it? If you reflect on all those situations I bet you’d discover 90 percent of the time...
by Jodie Stevens | Aug 14, 2015 | Boundaries, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety |
For years I used to take responsibility for other peoples reaction to me. If I intimidated them I would downplay my gifts and devalue myself to make them feel more comfortable. This false form of humility cost me a lot of opportunities. Now don’t get me wrong, it’s...
by Jodie Stevens | Aug 10, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness |
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect” (Romans 12:2). One of the...
by Jodie Stevens | Jul 29, 2015 | Boundaries, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Happiness, Hope, Love |
In his book Lost in the Shuffle Robert Subby describes one of the ‘rules’ of the co-dependent family: It’s not ok to talk about or express feelings openly When we live by this rule we come to believe that our feeling are bad or wrong. As a result we shut them down and...
by Jodie Stevens | Jul 27, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety |
James 1:6-8 describes the doubter as ‘double minded’ and ‘like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.’ Worriers (like me) frequently feel this way because we entertain irrational fears that can hinder clear decision making. As I was having one of my...
by Jodie Stevens | Jul 20, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness |
Pursuing ‘good character’ so we can get along better in life is a good thing. Pursuing ‘good character’ to please God is nobler than the pursuit of it for earthly rewards. But pursuing good character because it’s something to be desired in itself is the best. (12...
