by Jodie Stevens | Jun 20, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope, Love |
Sorrow can be overwhelming. Sometimes it renders me helpless because I simply don’t know what to do with the pain. Trials, difficulties, and suffering all seem so unfair. If I could change certain things I would; but then there are certain things I simply can’t...
by Jodie Stevens | May 3, 2016 | Choices, Forgiveness, Hope, Love |
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law – Galatians 15:22-23. Some days I’m lawless; feeling hopelessly unsaved and hell bound wondering how...
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 | Feb 11, 2016 | Choices, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Love |
Every day I ask God to teach me to love better, because I think in general I don’t do it very well. If I’m going to love someone well, I have to be mindful of what’s best for them. Sometimes that means telling people things they don’t want to hear....
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 21, 2015 | Choices, Happiness, Hope, Love |
How would Jesus want us to celebrate His birthday this Christmas? How about pulling our hair out because our calendar is too full? Agonizing over finding the perfect gifts? Maxing out the credit cards buying them? Living in a state of dread awaiting the January...
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...
