by Jodie Stevens | Aug 22, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Forgiveness, Happiness, Hope, Love |
“He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand” (Psalm 40:2.) God can lift you out of the ‘pit,’ even if you dug it yourself and jumped in. He lovingly rescues us when we cry out to him. I know...
by Jodie Stevens | Aug 15, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Happiness, Hope |
Have these maniacal self-doubt instigators ever won you over? “Nobody wants me here.” “I don’t belong.” “Any moment somebody’s going to see I’m just a fake and I’m really not good at my job.” Or the famous line from the...
by Jodie Stevens | Jul 25, 2016 | Choices, Fear and Anxiety, Forgiveness, Happiness, Patience |
On old college friend posted this on Facebook: “If you’re a supporting (such and such) candidate un-friend me now because you’re too stupid to talk to.” As a society we’ve become polarized by so many things. For a lot of us, being right is more important than being...
by Jodie Stevens | Jun 24, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Forgiveness, Happiness |
Bitterness. Every day is a full on battle to avoid its grip. On one side sits my ‘angel’ reminding me how blessed I am. Then the devil whispers every failure, disappointment, and betrayal. Bitterness is like a festering melting pot of unresolved anger, hurt,...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 18, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Happiness, Love |
I know it doesn’t sound very holy, but sometimes I chuckle in church when I’m singing worship songs like I Surrender All because I know how difficult it is to surrender anything. I usually surrender my will after I’ve tried it my way a thousand times, proving the...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 14, 2016 | Hope, Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Patience |
“…We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope…” (Romans 5:3-4) When I experience difficulties I admit I don’t always rejoice in them. However, I do see...
