How good are you at working through your feelings? Consider this 2 ways: (1) Working through your feelings to handle them appropriately and effectively; and (2) Working through your feelings, continuing to do what you need to do. Both are essential and both are areas that God is maturing me in. Our emotional life affects us in so many ways. Today, after being triggered, I realized that we often think through our emotions. Meaning our thoughts are not solid, rational, and reliable; instead they are running through the filter of our emotions. Depending on how we are feeling at the moment, this can be disastrous. Think about how crazy your…
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Fight Off Negativity
Negativity is a thief. It can be subtle, masking itself under various issues and feelings, which makes it hard to detect. Negativity affects our thinking, our emotions, our moods, attitudes, and ultimately our actions. Though we may not always realize it, negativity is at the root of many of our issues. We must pray for God to show us how we’re affected by it and depend on Him to fight off negativity. Not only does negativity affect what we’re thinking about, but it also affects how we think. Do you realize that you have thought patterns, which are essentially routes that your brain takes when thinking? Which highway do your…
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Taking Care of Home: 5 Categories
As women, wives, and mothers, one of our major responsibilities is taking care of home. It is one that challenges women in various ways. Though I won’t say that taking care of home is a piece of cake, I will say that it doesn’t have to be complex. Though there are many things that have to be done, they all fall into just a few categories. Consider these 5 categories as a way to stay on top of your business at home. Taking Care of Home: 5 Categories Though everyone’s situation may vary slightly, here are 5 categories that you can consider: Spiritual Cleaning Organizing Business Quality Time Relying on…
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MARRIAGE & FAMILY: Taking Care of Home
As women, we have various obligations and responsibilities. In the course of a day, we are pulled in many different directions, wearing many different hats. One thing we must never forget is that as a wife & mom, we must prioritize taking care of home. When you consider taking care of home, what comes to your mind? Our situations and seasons may vary, but most women would think of things like: Cooking Cleaning Organizing Planning Orchestrating No doubt, these are definitely aspects of taking care of home, but let me propose a few others: Loving Teaching Forgiving Creating Growing The role of a woman in the home is huge, and…
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FAMILY & PARENTING: Prioritize Parenting
Do you prioritize parenting? This world does not. In fact, the world’s value system ranks parenting so low that parents find themselves pulled away from their children. As followers of Christ, standing on God’s Word, we must prioritize parenting. What does it mean to prioritize parenting? Well, for starters it means that we understand the importance of being active and engaged with our children. Our kids are very dependent as babies. We tend to think that as they age, they need us less and less. In some ways this is true, however, in other ways our kids will begin to need us more and more. For instance, as they get…
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Keeping Your Priorities in Place
One of the most difficult things to do in life is to keep your priorities in place. Often, the things that we pursue aren’t necessarily wrong, it’s just that we go at them the wrong way. You know, the ‘laser-focused’, ‘hustle-hustle’ mentality. This attitude causes us to lose perspective and lose sight of what’s most important. No matter what we’re aiming to achieve in life, we must focus on keeping our priorities in place. What are your priorities? We all may answer this question a little differently, but the 1 thing that must be the same is our #1 priority. No matter our season in life, as followers of Christ,…
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Walking in Authority: 5 Tips
Much of our stress in life is a result of not walking in authority. As born again followers of Christ, we have authority. We just have to learn how to appropriate it. When we do, we place ourselves in a position of overcoming the distractions designed to destroy us. None of us are exempt from difficulties. Day-to-day obligations cause us to burnout, preventing us from excelling. We desire to thrive, yet we only find ourselves surviving. If we’re honest, we can look back over our lives and see very little change. Why is this? Much of our lack of movement in life is because we are not walking in authority.…
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 2022: What is being a mom all about?
Happy Mother’s Day 2022! As we celebrate this Mother’s Day, the question on my heart is this: What is being a mom all about? No doubt, we may all answer this question differently, but here are a few things that I think mommyhood is all about. Being Present. Being a mother is about being present. I mean this in the physical, emotional, mental, and above all, spiritual sense. Children need present mommies. Hopefully, we realize that society does not push mommies to their babies, but instead society pulls mommies away from their babies. We rush back to work, overly focus on our goals, all while missing the main thing: Being…
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How To Handle Unexpected Last Minute Changes
Life does not always go as planned. Days do not often go as planned. For that reason, it is imperative that we learn how to handle unexpected last minute changes. How do you tend to handle unexpected last minute changes? Or, plans not going through? Our reactions show the state of our heart. Since we know that life happens, we must change how we respond when it does. How To Handle Unexpected Last Minute Changes Once we focus on and grow in this area, we will be much more efficient in navigating through situations outside of our control. This topic truly is a result of my past 2 weekends, which…
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A Continual Convictor of the Soul
Do you realize the many benefits that come along with being a child of God? First off, as we place our faith in Christ, we are saved from the penalty of sin. As we experience freedom in Christ while living, we are saved from the power of sin. Lastly, when Christ comes back to gather His own, we will be free from the presence of sin. Though we are indeed free from the power of sin, as children of God, we will still find ourselves fighting to do right. Thankfully, we have a continual convictor of the soul through the Holy Spirit of God. Do you realize that you are…
