Do you ever feel like you’ll never change? Maybe you’ve been struggling with the same sin for years. Or you’re stuck in the grip of a negative emotion like worry, anger, or insecurity. Or you’ve been trying to start a habit–like have a daily quiet time–but it’s not happening. We all know how hopeless that […]
Perfectionism: Bible Verses and Questions That Will Help
Do you ever feel like you have to be perfect? Do you ever make things harder than they need to be because you want things to be perfect? Do you ever agonize over decisions because you want that perfect outcome? If so, these questions and Bible verses will help you let go of your perfectionism, […]
Devotion: Planners, Spontaneous People, and God
One of the hardest things about becoming a writer has been learning how to mesh that with my relationship with God. In the past I was a lazy person. Spontaneous, fun, and with plenty of time to sit and fellowship with God because my to-do list was always so short, I wasn’t even tempted to […]
Help for Your To-Do List: Truth Journaling Examples
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with life? Do you ever feel like a failure when the day is through and you haven’t accomplished everything you set out to do? Are you ever tempted to become a workaholic so you can finish all those things? I often feel all of these things. So today I’d like to […]
How to Let Go of Regret and “If Only” – Option Charts
This isn’t a podcast, but it’s listed as a podcast because of the recording. Do you ever say, “If only I hadn’t messed up”? Or “If only life were easier”? Or “If only I had made a different choice?” Or “If only I were more like so-and-so?” So often we live in the land of “if […]
10 Tips to Help You Stop Procrastinating
Do you ever find yourself putting off a dreaded task for weeks or even months or years? I have been known to procrastinate a ten minute job for ten years. Thankfully, I’m getting a little bit better. Here are ten tips I’ve been using to help me stop procrastinating. Hope they help you as well! 10 […]
New Year’s Bible Study
Yesterday at breakfast we were all sitting around the table – my husband and four kids and I – and I asked everyone a question, “If you could choose one goal for the year and knew you would complete it by the end of the year, which goal would you choose?” It was interesting to […]
9 Questions That Will Help You Stop Procrastinating
I still remember the look and the feel of the cookies in my college dorm’s candy machine. Great big sandwich cookies filled with vanilla cream. The perfect thing for avoiding homework. The perfect thing for gaining twenty pounds while avoiding homework. College was the place I learned to procrastinate, and food was my chosen vice. Instead […]
45 Bible Verses for Procrastination
Do you ever struggle with following through on your goals or your to-do list? I do. Sometimes I have a terrible time making myself do what I’m supposed to do. Here are some of my go-to verses for writing, but they should be helpful for anything you’re procrastinating. Boundaries – Sticking to the List All […]
Bible Study: When You You Feel Like Giving Up
Do you ever get tired of working on your goal? Maybe you’re trying to lose weight. Or you’re trying to start a new business. Or maybe you’re trying to write a book or start a new habit. Whatever it is, things aren’t going as smoothly as you’d like them to go. It seems like one […]