History is filled with many people who have made sacrifices to help or save others. Rosa Parks played a crucial role in civil rights like Martin Luther King, Jr. Mother Teresa shows pure love to the less fortunate, especially children. Military men have given their lives to save their brothers in arms and the innocent. The Bible is also filled…
To feel loved is one of a person’s greatest desires and core needs. For centuries people have tried to find true and perfect love or a soulmate. However, because people are all imperfect, except for Jesus, how can we genuinely find and share perfect love? Do you know your definition and understanding of love and how it looks next to…
The song, O Holy Night, holiday lights, laughter, and warm memories fill the minds of many believers. However, many believers struggle with Christmas because of painful, traumatic experiences from the past. Too often, people with happy memories have no way to understand how people cannot be happy. Unless you have walked in a person’s shoes, you may not be able…
One morning, while listening to depressing news for a long time, I noticed a heavy feeling entering my heart. I felt dreary oppression trying to invade my mind. Although I need to know what’s going on in the world, I must limit my time listening to the news to stay healthy. If I don’t begin my day connecting to God…
As we observe Labor Day, I’m so grateful that I’m healthy enough to work. I also thank God every day that I live in a country where I can work safely. When I first started working as a young girl, I decided that work was my opportunity to learn, grow, and financially provide for myself. Some of my friends thought…
As a disciple of Christ, I know being all about “me,” like the world says, is dangerous. If I focus solely on my desires, wants, and needs, I lose sight of the fact that I am here because my Father, God, knit me inside my mother’s womb. (Psalms 139:13) I also lose sight of the fact that I have been…
God, your words says that you love me, but why can’t I feel your love? I know Jesus died for me because he loves me, yet why do I struggle to feel his love? Why do some of the words and actions of Christians come out as hurtful and unloving? If Jesus lives in me through Salvation, how can I…
Whether we realize it or not, we choose our attitude from our feelings and beliefs about who we believe we are. Where we get our identity determines the value we place on ourselves and others. There are two value extremes people can be pulled into without realizing it.
We may also fall into operating from a Messiah fantasy because of the wounds we have endured. If you fear being alone or abandoned, you will often rationalize abuse to avoid feeling this pain. You may also live in a Messiah fantasy if you have learned that love is something you must earn by helping, serving, sacrificing, and gaining people’s approval.