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Loving People I Don’t Like
For the longest, I thought obedience to God meant doing what I heard Him tell me to do at the time. I never really gave much thought to whether I could hear God’s voice or not, but I guess that tells you how much thought I put into obedience in the first place… until now.…
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When God Meets You in the Ordinary
When it comes to God I’m pretty needy — not in a materialistic way, but in the “I always want to make sure we’re good” way. Alignment with Him is the most important thing in our relationship because all I want to do is please Him. And it’s funny because as I write this, it…
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Day One… Chile Please
There is no comparison between my husband and God, but my relationship with God is just as important as my marriage. They both take work to maintain, and things like communication, trust, and reciprocity are only a few of their similarities. With that said, my walk with God is very different — and dominant —…
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This Church Thing
I’ve started this post about church what feels like a hundred times, and each time I’d get two or three paragraphs in just to erase all of it. The truth is — I just don’t care for church much. I don’t hate it, and I support people who go. I’d even go to support a…
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Overflow at Capacity
I allowed a situation to shake me off my peace. It was so disruptive that I stopped feeding my mind with focus, my body with consistency, and my soul with what it needed. I knew I was off, but I didn’t realize how badly I’d failed to protect my peace until I got it back.…
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Standing in God’s Way
Within this God + Real Life theme I’ve talked a lot about how I maintain my day‑to‑day walk — trying to read my Bible, trying to understand God’s purpose, trying to stay steady. But included in that day‑to‑day process, I forget things. Important things. I forget to exercise my faith sometimes. I’m standing in my…