It’s easy to get caught up in our problems and think, my life is a wreck and it’s not going to change. Our eyes are on the problems and we begin to lose hope. When that happens to me, my best and often only hope is to get into the Word and see my problems from a […]
20 Things to be Thankful For When Life is Hard
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow celebrating the holiday with family and friends. It comes in the midst of an uncertain time in the history of our country and the world. A time that makes it easier to worry rather than to be thankful. The wonderful thing about God, though, is that […]
9 Questions to Ask Before You Start People Pleasing
Do you ever bite off more than you can chew? That’s what I did last week when I said I would post an entry today to go along with the questions I posted Friday. After camping for five days, I was faced this morning with the fact that I had no post ready to go. […]
Insecurity: Feeling Rejected and Condemned Questions
When I first started writing this blog, I was convinced that everyone would condemn me. I wasn’t so worried about the people I didn’t know. I was worried about the people I did know. In my mind they were saying things like, Who does she think she is writing a blog? or What a know-it-all! After all, I […]
Insecurity Bible Study
Are you ever tempted to play the comparison game? Whether you’re a blogger, a student, a stay-at-home mom, a retiree, or a full time working person, it’s easy to compare yourself to others and come up short. I wrote this Insecurity Bible Study for my own problem with comparison. As you go through the insecurity […]
The Bible’s Solution for Insecurity
Do you ever feel like everyone out there is smarter than you? Or more successful? Or more popular? It’s easy to fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others. Listen to how this blogger put it: Online has started to feel like real life – parties and in crowds that I can’t figure out how to […]
Insecurity Bible Verses
Do you ever feel like you have to be perfect to be acceptable? Or that no one likes you? Or like you’ll never measure up? If so, try curling up on the couch with your favorite blanket and have a conversation with God about these insecurity Bible verses. As you meditate on the verses, picture […]
Discontentment and Loneliness
For an example of how I used these questions see: When No One is Commenting on Your Blog. Why are you unhappy? What do you think will make you happy? Will that really make you happy? Why or why not? Are you able to create the conditions you think will make you happy? Yes: If […]
Seven Questions that will Help You Let Go of Stress
Do you ever get so stressed you have a hard time relaxing? I’ve been feeling that way a lot lately. Between the i-phone app, various writing projects, and regular life, I’m feeling overwhelmed. Too often I handle the stress by continuing to work long after it’s time to quit for the day. That’s why I wrote […]
Accepting the Unacceptable
In a world of I-can-do-anything-if-I-set-my-mind-to-it, accepting the unacceptable seems wrong, somehow. It’s like giving up. And we’re not supposed to give up. We’re supposed to fight for what we want. Be tenacious. Never give up.