by Jodie Stevens | Apr 16, 2018 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope, Love |
“Your saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed” (Psalm 139:16). I believe wanting to be known is one of our greatest desires. I’m not talking about basic things like favorite...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 13, 2018 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope, Thankfulness |
“The LORD is close to the Brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). Life on earth is so short and no amount of fame, money, brilliance, talent, charisma or good looks can bring happiness. They’re all transitory. I know that if...
by Jodie Stevens | Feb 21, 2018 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope |
“…And in Christ you have been brought to fullness” (Colossians 2:10). Who are you? It was a relief after I got married, because if someone asked me I could say: “wife to a wonderful man.” Typically, I would answer with a summary of my radio career because that’s what...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 16, 2018 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope, Love, Patience, Thankfulness |
The Bible tells us in this life we will have trouble (John 16:33). We birth some from our brokenness, and more from the natural process of being alive, and some we create because of sin and rebellion. Today I’m grateful for the hard lessons marked by grief, loss, and...
by Jodie Stevens | Jun 19, 2017 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope |
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well” (Psalm 139:13-14). I recently took a personality test on temperament and scored a...
by Jodie Stevens | Jun 8, 2017 | Boundaries, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope |
“For we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world” (1 Timothy 6:7). I never realize how much stuff I have until it’s time to move it all. What used to fit in the back of my pickup now requires a moving truck the...