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 | Sep 30, 2014 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Patience, Thankfulness |
Occasionally I get discouraged that I’m just now realizing what led to my past troubles. While I’m grateful God has given me these epiphanies, sometimes I find myself saying things like: “why am I forty two years old and just now figuring this out?” ‘More will be...
by Jodie Stevens | May 29, 2014 | Patience |
“Waiting or ‘Way-yay-ting’ is the hardest part,” as Tom Petty so eloquently sings. We want what we want right now. And if we’re waiting on God, it’s even more difficult. With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not...
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 29, 2014 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Happiness, Hope, Patience |
Why it is that some people who endure suffering never seem to find peace and they leave this world defeated and broken; while others can turn similar hardships into their greatest victory? Their story becomes a bestseller; sometimes changing lives, laws, and history....
by Jodie Stevens | Apr 25, 2014 | Fear and Anxiety, Patience |
I want Gods will for my life, I really do. I want to live for him and be an on fire Christian who does amazing things. I want to be victorious over my negative emotions. I want to be the ‘light of the world.’ I want God to change me from the inside out and make me...
by Jodie Stevens | Jan 25, 2014 | Patience |
People always say: “Don’t pray for patience.” It’s because that prayer will bring about difficulties we just don’t have the patience to deal with. Sounds like a ‘lose-lose’ situation doesn’t it? By the time I’d...
