I was not good at sports. I wanted to be, but I wasn’t. I was also embarrassed at my lack of ability. In grade school, I signed up for basketball. I went once. That was not the last time I quit something. More often than quit, I didn’t even try. I was sure that I’d …
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What a Healing Path Looks Like
When you are in the healing process, there may be times that the progress that you have made can look like it disappeared. This is not true. Anxiety sneaks in and takes your breath away. Sadness comes in a moment and tells you that it’s going to stay. Identity lies can trickle back in and …
Praise
On the roadmap to healing, one of the greatest keys to healing for me has been praise. This along with prayer holds great power. As I mentioned in the last post, I have received much healing and release in praise and worship. Worship isn’t just for church on Sunday mornings. This is for your everyday. …
The Giants Will Be Our Food
If you are familiar with Betta fish, they are beautiful small feisty fish. They are often in a fishbowl by themselves. They can be overly aggressive and may attack other fish. I had a vision of a Betta, also known as a Fighter Fish, hovering over a bowl of large fish fillets. It came at a time …
Opposite View
This is a painting by Sylvia Plimack Mangold. It is in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. I have been writing a chapter in my book about the filters through which we see ourselves. When I saw this painting, it reminded me how different what we see can be from reality. When …
Appreciation
When multiple stresses and pressures build up, some of us can stick to those things, sticky brains. We can shift into gear of problem-solving and forget about the many things there are to be thankful for. Problem-solving is necessary at times, but getting stuck in a place where we don’t see a solution isn’t …
Little Blips
Do you ever have that feeling that you’re just doing something to get to the next thing? I think most everyone has at one point or another. Some of us have spent a very large part of our lives in that place. Recently, I was made aware in such a moment of how I might …
Miniature ‘Memory’ Books
Mini ‘memory’ books were today’s project for Paint Your Way to Peace. Heavy stress has caused me to forget things, sometimes important things. It has affected relationships and other areas. I have prayed for solutions to combat this. One of the solutions that have come to me is these little memory books. The book on …
Freedom Carriers
I was on a walk and anxious feelings had been pressing in. I was talking to the Lord about it, and asking questions, as I often do. Then I heard, “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” I had heard this verse so many times, but God chose that day to bring …
Stress and Worry Relief
I’ve been thinking a lot about emotions and the struggle many are having with depression and anxiety today. I’d like to share some things that God has given me to work through these things. Though I still have times that I struggle, it is no comparison to what it once was. For many years I …
Melicia Evans 