I’m here today to expose a plight. To stand up for the silent, me included, in this fight. To implore you to pay attention – to open your eyes. We stand here internally bleeding – please hear our cries. It’s not physical abuse so there’s little evidence of pain, but browbeating is real and leaves its victims slain. Your berating humiliation causes us to doubt our God-given talents in a mental blackout. It creates health issues that didn’t exist. Pushing... Read more
I’m at the edge of insanity with no Peace in sight. I’ve been standing here for quite some time agonizing over how long I am to stay in this place. Will I find Peace again? My toes grip the edge as I ponder and I wonder if the storm on the horizon will send me over its edge this time. In the midst of the tornado of uncertainty, I see Discernment war with Ignorance. Even though I am grounded in... Read more
You know those moments when you know you are called to a place? Maybe for a short time or for a season, but you know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that God had His hand on how you arrived there? Pride Becomes My Best Friend. She links her arm to mine. As I begin this journey, she counts all my gifts and talents and tells me this was the moment I was made for. Like the perfect cheerleader, Pride... Read more
On the road I travel, there are many obstacles I must conquer. The Heartbreak Valley can be very dark and low. I am hyper-vigilant about my surroundings. These invisible obstacles haunt me as Fear whispers in my ear that I will never be good enough. He shows me locked prison doors and tells me I will never escape. Pride and His Friends Distract As I look back, Pride reminds me of past failures and there’s Regret and Shame waving at... Read more
Changing my perspective is no walk in the park. It takes inviting Commitment to tea and Self Discipline to counsel with Honesty and Confidence daily until true, good, healthy habits are formed. Contemplative Practice sits with me regularly now and we often chat about each situation; the kicker is, we do it together in real-time. No more pushing re-play on the tape recorder in my head to create new scenarios of how I could have, should have, and would have.... Read more
As I stand in the mirror trying to convince myself I’ve done nothing wrong, that I’m not in trouble, why can I see Dread and Condemnation standing directly behind my left shoulder with evil grins showing their dirty, crooked teeth-rubbing their hands together as if they were eagerly awaiting to remind me otherwise? Sometimes things are done to us. Sometimes we do stupid things out of ignorance or maybe out of fear, or even to protect ourselves. But the fact... Read more
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