Emotions can feel like a storm, swirling inside you, pushing and pulling in different directions. Sometimes, it’s hard even to know what you’re feeling—anger, sadness, fear—it all blurs together. But there’s power in naming what’s happening inside. When you give a name to your emotions, you bring them into the light, and they lose some…
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God’s Lead
Does anyone remember the days of MapQuest? When you wanted to drive to a new destination, you had to make sure to look up and print out (yes, print out!) the directions to follow to get there. Step by step, you’d let that printed guide get you to where you wanted to go. There was…
Good Faith
Are you the kind of person who easily believes something you hear, see, or read? Or are you more of a skeptic? In this day and age, we’ve likely all grown a little more skeptical over time. In the age of misinformation, AI, social media, and viral news, we’ve all had to learn to question…
Pausing Before Reacting
When activation strikes, our instinct is often to react—quickly, sharply, almost as if we’re on autopilot. But what if, instead of reacting, we could pause? What if we could create a small space between the trigger and our response? In that space, everything can change. Pausing isn’t about suppressing what you’re feeling. It’s about giving…
Romans 8:31
What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? – Romans 8:31 (NLT) The fact that God sent His only Son for us is incredible. Even more incredible is the fact that God sent Jesus when we were His enemies. If God gave…
Recognizing What Activates You
There’s a moment when the world shifts—a word spoken, a memory stirred—and suddenly you feel it. It’s like an internal switch flips; your body tenses, your heart races, and emotions surge. Activation happens in that instant, something profound within you. You may not even know what caused it, but the flood of feelings is undeniable,…