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 | Aug 6, 2015 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope, Patience, Thankfulness |
I feel Gods presence the most in my darkest times. His power seems greatest in my weakest moments. Sometimes pain exposes our vulnerability and opens the door for God to do a work in us that can become a powerful testimony. The apostle Paul begged God 3 times to...
by Jodie Stevens | May 26, 2015 | Boundaries, Choices, Fear and Anxiety, Patience |
Several years ago I came home in tears, feeling hopeless and defeated after getting another traffic ticket following a road rage incident. “I don’t know what to do” I said to my husband “I give up!” “What lane were you in?” He asked. “The Fast Lane,” I said. “Why...
by Jodie Stevens | Feb 25, 2015 | Patience |
2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” While some changes may be instantaneous, for most of us that ‘new creation’ happens gradually over our lifetime. You may feel like you’re not making much progress and then one day you find...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 28, 2015 | Fear and Anxiety, Patience |
How many hours did I miss being single while I was lamenting being alone, and how many nights were wasted dreaming of the good old days which we’re told in Ecclesiastes not to ponder because we … “don’t know if they were any better than today” (Ecclesiastes 7:10). How...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 15, 2015 | Hope, Patience |
There are many prayers I’ve wanted to quit praying because it seemed like answers would never come. Sometimes I would stop for a period of time out of frustration. However, Matthew 7:7 & 8 tells us: “Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on...
