I have been thinking a lot about my faith lately and what I perceive it to be. I am finding that there are a lot of rules and regulations that I was taught growing up in the church that are still very much a part of me. As much as I have tried to stray from them, they are still rooted deep within me and hard to release.  Thankfully I have moved away from the legalistic talk that says we have...

I love when God talks, He makes Himself very clear by providing so many people and incidents in a short period of time to reiterate what He is wanting me to know. I have experienced this the last few weeks and have related it to my own struggle/story and it has provided encouragement and hope for a brighter future.

I heard someone talk today about our lives as stories and that we need to look...

“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.  And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” –Romans 8:1-2

I have struggled with my addiction to porn and masturbation for over fifteen years and finally decided to talk about it a little over a year ago with someone I really trusted. This led...

Since beginning this journey of healing from my addiction, God has given me a clear picture of  running a race and He is on the sidelines, cheering me on every step of the way. Just recently though, I got an even clearer picture of God running this race with me, never leaving my side. There are many times that I slip up and fall and more often than not, it is easy to stay down for a while,...

When we are stuck in sin and the shame and guilt overwhelm us, it is so easy to think that God is so far off and that we are too dirty and guilty to be in His presence. I have often found this to be my mindset when I am in the darkest moments of my addiction. It is so easy to believe that God is so far away and that we have to do x, y and z before God will ever be close to us again.

A few...

In Biblical times, the pool of Bethesda was known for it’s healing powers. It was told that the first person to get into this pool after it had stirred would be healed of their disease. There was an invalid that lay beside this pool for thirty-eight years waiting to be healed. One day Jesus approached him and here is what happened:

“When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been...