by Jodie Stevens | Dec 9, 2014 | Hope, Love |
At Christmas time we give gifts to one another to celebrate the ultimate one we have received, eternal life through our Savior Jesus Christ. It’s a gift so massive that nothing can contain it. It’s like a volcano that explodes with joy, its lava is love and out of it...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 3, 2014 | Boundaries, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope, Patience |
I asked God to give me a husband and He did, after way too many years of loneliness. I asked God to help me get sober and He did, a thousand regrets later than I wanted. I asked God help me find me the right job and He did, after at least a dozen wrong ones. I asked...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 1, 2014 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope |
It’s February of ‘02, a few months shy of my 31st birthday. The rain is pouring down as is typical of winter evenings in Portland, Oregon. I’ve just returned home from my part time job as a reporter for the county station. The pay is lousy and I’m frustrated. It’s...
by Jodie Stevens | Nov 12, 2014 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope |
It’s been said that King Solomon was one of the wisest men who ever lived. In addition to wisdom, he had everything anyone could have wanted, and yet he is credited for writing Ecclesiastes, which is probably the most depressing book in the bible (and one of my...
by Jodie Stevens | Jun 18, 2014 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope |
My father once said: “If there is a God, then why is life so hard?” Every night I pray for His salvation, but I also wish he could see how God can use difficulties to strengthen our character and teach us valuable lessons if we let Him. Had it not been for...
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...
