As long as I can remember, I’ve desired perfection. There was a time that me and a best friend of mine considered getting perfection tattooed on us. On our necks to be exact! Can you believe that? I’m not certain if this desire for perfection is due to growing up in so much dysfunction, or it’s just how I’m wired. Either way, I am growing to realize that I am always on the pursuit of perfection. In some ways, this is good, as it leads to progress. In other ways, it’s not so good, as it leads to stress. For the Christian, the pursuit of perfection is the reality that…

I turned 38 two weeks ago and I’m just now sitting to write my birthday post. I don’t even fully know what to write, but I do know it is important that I document as I grow, so here I go! Here are the 4 areas God is growing me in: Trust. Positivity. Responsibility. Humility. Trust. I did not realize how little I trusted. As God is growing me in this area, I look back and see that my hustle, bustle, make it happen attitude was a result of not trusting God. I’m still growing in these areas, but even now I’m making the connection between trust and rest. When…

Time management is not my strength. Being timely is something I have to really work at. I have found that I can wake up at 3:00 a.m. and still run late to a 9:00 appointment. Why is that? Not working with time in mind. God has brought to my attention that I must work with time in mind. I tend to throw myself into my tasks. If I’m writing, I’m doing just that. Naturally, I’m not writing and staying mindful of time. This is the problem. I must work with time in mind. This means, setting schedules and timelines for myself. We tend to work well with schedules that are…

Life is imperfect. As hard as we work to make things perfect, they never will be. Why? Earth is not a perfect place. As Christians, awaiting for Christ’s return, we must adjust our mindset and how we view life. Life is imperfect. We are imperfect. We must learn to find contentment in imperfections. If we don’t, we will never be happy. Lately, the Lord has been highlighting my controlling, demanding, anxious ways. These ways are after perfection. We control, demand, and are anxious, because we’re desiring perfection- or what we picture as perfection. Without even realizing it, we don’t see that our ways are causing us stress. The issue is…

One way that God has stretched and blessed me is by allowing me to be uncomfortable. We live in a world that sends us the message of comfort and convenience, but that is not God’s way. God is always after our growth. He sees our heart and is extremely concerned with our character and our conformity to Christ. In order for this to occur, we often need discomfort. The blessing of discomfort is that it motivates us. What motivates you? Seriously, think about it. Ponder it. Write it down. Consider your past achievements and accomplishments. What pushed you to get it done? For me, I am motivated by better. I…

I turned 37 on July 30th, and I feel new. This summer has been one of much growth and on my birthday, God truly stamped a few lessons. #1? I am not in control. Though I didn’t make huge plans for my birthday, I did want to do a few things, and you know what? Nothing went according to plan. It was all good, though, as I was able to see the lessons in it for me. As I’ve entered into a new year of life, I am thankful to be able to see what God is teaching me. So in this Happy 37th Birthday post, I’m going to share…

Anger is an issue that many of us deal with today. I say us, as God has brought me a mighty long way as it relates to the emotion of anger, and He continues to provide insight. In this post ANGER MANAGEMENT 101, I’m going to propose that calm is the goal. If you have an anger issue, the first thing you have to understand is that calm is the goal. Anger is destructive, dangerous, and flat-out unproductive. So, in order to grow in managing anger, you must first see it for what it is. Consider this: How are you when you are angry? Really take the time to answer…