“Well Done!”
Recently, the Lord reminded me of one of my biggest addictions and idols: Hearing “Well done!” from others.
Common human decency.
Happy new year, my friend! I am sitting here reflecting on my first fully solo trip to Costa Rica, a country where the natives don’t speak my native language, and I barely speak theirs. One of the things I grew to appreciate is the kindness of strangers during a time when “basic human decency” is […]
I walked away from the church and God.
This morning, the Lord reminded me of a critical part of my burnout and people-pleasing story. He reminded me of when I left the church and checked out on Him for almost a year and a half. I am not ashamed of this experience. I thought it was necessary at the time. I just never […]
Cardinal Rules of Love – Part 3 – Do you love others?
Many perceive love as being flowery and easy, almost fairytale-like. What we fail to realize is that fairytales always end at “And they lived happily ever after.” leaving us to imagine what happens during the “happily ever after” love. As Christians we are taught three cardinal rules of love: I recently posited to a friend […]
Cardinal Rules of Love – Part 1 – Do you love God?
Many perceive love as being flowery and easy, almost fairytale-like. What we fail to realize is that fairytales always end at “And they lived happily ever after.” leaving us to imagine what happens during the “happily ever after” love. As Christians we are taught three cardinal rules of love: I recently posited to a friend […]
3 Ways God Fights for You Against You
Have you ever stopped to wonder “what does God fighting for me means?” Personally, I’ve never given it much thought beyond the general “no weapon that formed against me shall prosper” where the weapon tends to be an external force or enemy. I opened the YouVersion Bible app recently and came across the Welcome in […]
Daddy Issues
I lost my father before I was even born. That’s ironic because he lived until I was 8 years old and paid my sister and I periodic visits each year. Whenever he visited, I pulled a lot of antics to get him to stay, but he never did. I loved him and he loved me […]
Stronger
Late December 2019, instead of changing into my swimwear and dashing into the water (after a hot 30-min walk), I found myself sitting on the banks of Rio Don Diego, Colombia, oddly reflective. I pondered the upcoming year and one of the paths I felt God was trying to set me on (at the time […]
Why the Worry?
Recently, I accidentally sent a full month’s salary to a friend. Following the error, the account I used for expenses had a noteworthy balance of $0.02. To say I panicked when I realized my error would be the understatement of the year. However, I am not one to just sit and dwell on the problem […]
Matters of the Heart – Part 2: Who Is Your VIP…?
A Facebook friend recently posted the following: If you can’t make out the image, he had a busy 2013 school year, however, on his tight timetable, he added a 1:00-2:00 am slot called “GIRLFRIEND”. A comment attested to him daily mentioning that he had to go because he had a VIP appointment that he couldn’t […]