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When Hope Feels Intangible
It was 2014, and I’d lost hope. I lay in bed with tears staining the pages of my journal as I tried to put what I felt into words. ‘I can’t do this anymore’, I wrote. ‘What’s the point?’ Have you ever felt this way before? Like you’ve reached your breaking point, life is hard, and even though you know God has ultimately won the day... you just can’t see a way forward?
How I Learned to Connect With God
I’m an imposter. It was the thought that flew into my mind as the van bumped its way over the cattle grates and through another paddock. I was an imposter, because I wasn’t sure how to connect with God. I’d been feeling distant from Him for months…
What Does It Mean to Be “Fully Alive”?
Do you ever feel like life isn't all it's supposed to be? Like instead of living, you're just ... existing? Life can be full on, and amidst the busyness and overwhelm, it can be hard to sense God's presence. Where is He through the difficult things that demand our attention and leave us stretched and stressed?
Hungry Heart, Starving Body
At the age of ten, my whole world started collapsing around me. Swept up in the emotional storm of my family crisis, I clawed frantically at anything that might give me some semblance of stability. Food was one of those things; although I couldn’t control the chaos around me, I could control what I ate.
3 Lessons God Taught Me in Managing My Bipolar
Learning to manage my bipolar disorder has shown me that God’s faithfulness will prevail, even in the worst circumstances. These lessons did not come overnight. Through two years of battling severe mood swings, figuring out the right treatment plan, and strengthening my faith in low moments, I am where I am today because of God’s grace.
Elmo’s Wholesome Question That Broke the Internet
Elmo (yes, the red fuzzy puppet from the show Sesame Street) tweeted on the 30th of January: “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” The answer? Not good, Elmo. Not good at all.
6 People in the Bible Who Struggled With Their Mental Health
Each of these people in the Bible is a reminder that those of us who struggle with our mental health are not alone. But beyond that, we can also learn valuable lessons from those who’ve gone before us in how they dealt with and responded to their struggles. Let’s take a look.
I Wish I’d Known It Was Religious OCD
I grew up in an unhealthy church environment, and I believe that is one of the reasons my OCD latched onto faith. It started with scary, intrusive thoughts about the devil, and crippling doubts about the reliability of scripture and whether Christianity was something I truly believed.
When It Feels Like We're Drowning
When I’m in a place of utter chaos, floundering around and feeling like I’m going under, who am I calling out to? Am I jumping on social media and looking for validation and safety in other people’s content? Or am I catching my breath and calling out to the One who never left me in the first place, the One who was present from the beginning telling me I could “come” despite the chaos of the storm swirling around me?
Suicide and Suffering: Asking the “Why”
After my father’s suicide, I wrestled with the “why” questions to the point of utter exhaustion. When bad things happen, we automatically ask why, as if finding out the answers will give us comfort and peace. I don’t find they actually do. The far more significant question, from a Christian standpoint, is not “Why?” but “What is God doing about it?”