We’re all a Fixer Upper, Saturated with the Effects of the World Around us – and Within Us

Life isn’t usually a contact sport, at least for me. I much prefer to be out on the periphery, an observer, invisible to those going about their daily routines. I’ve worked hard to develop and maintain my stealthy behavior, not speaking unless spoken to, not making any sudden moves or noises, and I even check…

Truth #6 – Your Identity Determines Your Behavior

When did you lose it? When did your foundation give way, causing you to lose your faith, your hope, and the truth of who you were created to be – only to be replaced with a deceitful lie disguising itself as ‘your new truth’? I remember. It took me 40 years to identify that time…

Truth #4 – Release the Need to Please

In trying to please everyone, you miss the opportunity to fully serve those you love most in the way God intends. The need to please is related to the "performance mind-set" where you are constantly on task to earn approval, praise, and acceptance from others to fill a void that only gets deeper as time…

Truth #3 – Perfectionism is a fear that you are not good enough

Perfectionism: One of the Top 5 traits that perpetuates #Anxiety. It's a frustrating journey, because one never reaches the end of the pursuit if the desired result is perfectionism. If you feel like you are striving day in and day out yet getting nowhere - take a step back and work on discovering why. To hold…

Truth #1 – Anxiety is not an Excuse to Avoid Living

Focus, Aim, and Respond. Anxiety can turn our world upside down, and I have learned that I can no longer use it as an excuse to remove myself from living a full life. Anxiety is not of God, and to have our lives ruled by it, is not what He wishes for us. Knowing what…