There was a time when I didn’t understand depression. When I knew someone was going through it, I would often think that they should just “cheer up”. And if they were a Christian, they needed to cheer up fast, because Christians don’t really struggle with things like that. My misconceptions all came to a halt […]
There was a particular type of job that I really wanted but although I felt capable, I also felt unqualified on paper, and that’s what I kept telling myself. The result of that self-talk was refusing to even apply to those types of positions. A spiritual mentor rebuked me on that frame of thought and […]
Some people are very aware of their people-pleasing practices. They’ve openly admitted that it has a stronghold on them at times. It’s not something they want to do, but it can be a tendency when put in particular triggering situations when the only answer they can form is an agreeable “yes”, whether they want to […]
You can tell when someone is a powerful leader by their ability to influence people with the convictions they have–whether those convictions are right or wrong. Paul is a great example of that. When he was harming people for believing in Jesus, others who rejected Jesus as well willingly followed his leadership. Later, Jesus confronted […]