by Jodie Stevens | Jan 11, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope |
“O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.” (2 Chronicles 20:12) In this amazing story King Jehoshaphat commanded the people of Judah...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 14, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope, Patience |
“In the history of the Christian church, the tendency has been to avoid being identified with the sufferings of Jesus Christ. People have sought to carry out God’s orders through a shortcut of their own. God’s way is always the way of suffering— the way of the...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 4, 2015 | Choices, Fear and Anxiety, Hope, Love |
After the recent tragedy in San Bernardino The New York Daily News touted the headline “God Isn’t Fixing This.” When God sent His only son Jesus Christ as a sacrifice He ‘fixed’ the problem of sin through forgiveness, atonement, and...
by Jodie Stevens | Oct 27, 2015 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Patience |
Being vulnerable with another person can be difficult. Especially if we’ve been taught that being vulnerable is a sign of weakness and having emotional needs is wrong. But when we hide our vulnerability out of ‘shame’ it often surfaces in other ways; such as through...
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...
