How to Find Freedom From the Fear of Flaws “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves [punishment]. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:8 God will never leave us when we fail My mom always reminds my sister and me that there is nothing we could do to lose her love. Her love casts out my fear of confessing and her judging me. Because of…
I just want to be enough. It doesn’t matter how many people remind me of my accomplishments or my positive attributes, I still can’t release this inner craving for acceptance. I wake up, I try my best to accomplish everything I need to be “good”, then I go to bed, defeated. No matter how many requirements of perfection I accomplish, I still never receive the promised rewards. I think I’ve believed the wrong person. Maybe the promises never come to fruition because the promiser is a fake.
As believers and followers of Christ, we naturally work against the thread of commonplace ideas and customs of this world. Thus, it is imperative that we learn our identity in Christ. Understanding and answering “who I am” not only preserves the image of Christ in our lives, but it also gives us ammunition against the lies of the enemy. Whenever Satan says we are isolated, unloved, or when he says God’s love is dependent on our works, we can fire…
Too Many Questions What am I to do when I’m torn from every area of comfort in life? How am I to cope when my previous strategies dissipate? How am I to respond when it seems that God called me away from my security and into the wilderness? Into isolation? Into loneliness? And into “The wilderness”? It seems as if He has brought me here to abandon me. It looks like there is supposed to be a purpose to my…
My Story Of Battling The Demon of Doubt Self-doubt. It’s something I have struggled with for as long as I can remember. Only recently have I been able to name it, identify it, and learn to deal with it. Doubt is the opposite of confidence. It is the opposite of assurance; it is the opposite of faith. People always comment on how confident or self-assured I am. But little do most people know that I wrestle with the demon of…