Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Spiritual Struggles”
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Need a little spiritual pick-me-up? The other night I was woken by an “emergency” phone call from Japan, of all places, which led to a second phone call to my son. I don’t know about you, but once I’m awake and handed a bag of worry, I have a hard time going back to sleep. My …
…A time to break down, and a time to build up—Ecclesiastes 3:3 (KJV) There are moments in this walk that the Holy Spirit brings about the perfect trifecta—a scripture verse, message, and a reminder of how good God is in a very short span of time. That’s what I experienced this morning (Tuesday, March 28th) when I sat before Him …
My husband and I recently started viewing the Bible show The Chosen—the historical drama based on the life of Jesus Christ. It was created by Dallas Jenkins, whose father Jerry Jenkins wrote the Left Behind books with Tim LaHaye. If you haven’t seen it, I encourage you to do so. I can’t say it’s Biblically accurate, but the writers do …
It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. God’s Spirit whispering to ours in a way that we could so easily dismiss as coincidence or a random thought we conjured up on our own. When I think back to all the pain and heartache I could’ve saved myself if I had only been wise (and faithful) enough …
Envy. It’s an insidious four-letter word we’re all familiar with—some of us more intimately than others. Dictionary.com defines it as “a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another’s advantages, success, possessions, etc.” I never gave this emotion much thought as a sin until I was slapped with the word Covetousness. As a former Catholic girl, I learned the …
“You seem to have lost all your joy.” My husband’s words sliced my heart in two, and tears immediately burned at the back of my eyes and fisted in my throat. It was early in the morning, and I had just (again) grumbled about how we spent more time working than playing, and it felt as if we’d been disconnected …
Do you have someone in your life who holds you accountable? We all need people to encourage and/or support us whether it’s a walking partner, work associate, or friend. Years ago, my husband and I agreed to be that for each other in many areas, but for me, the most important is our spiritual journey. I often don’t need him …
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that …
If you’ve spent much time wading through the Bible, I’m sure you’ve experienced the reason it’s called the living, breathing Word of God. You can read a passage one day and it may impact you not at all. Read it another, and it’s like you’ve been hit over the head with a spiritual two-by-four. I often find myself marinating (or …
My son Christopher has not had an easy life. Although there have been things done to him, through no fault of his own, I still often point out he’s his own worst enemy. Years of pursuing a dream, which by any standard is a long shot, doesn’t help. When he visited at Christmas, he voiced his frustration over people who …
