If you’ve followed along with my story, you already know I have times I find myself in the throes of depression. It’s a battle I’ve fought and won at times, and one I’ve lost at others. But when I feel I’ve lost the battle, God reminds me I haven’t lost the war. For even when …
Are you feeling old? Maybe you are old, but maybe you’re not. Maybe old is more of a feeling than an age. Don’t we associate growing old with tiredness, pain, and general malaise? So that when we experience any of these, we say, “Boy, I’m getting old.” Or “I sure feel old today.” Last week …
Have you ever felt inadequate? Like what you have to give is not enough? I have. But what if our feelings are just feelings and not facts? What if what we have and who we are is enough in God’s hands? Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the …
I don’t always recognize when it’s time to do battle. The enemy is sneaky in his tactics. But as I found myself sinking in the mire, I started to recognize the pattern: depression, anxiety, self-doubt, and irritability . . . to name a few. Have you been there? Have you found a way out? In …