Enter your email below so you can receive my free daily devotion straight to your inbox every weekday!
What’s your first instinct when you look at yourself in the mirror? Do you admire what you see, making a point to notice all of the things you like about your appearance? Or do you criticize yourself, pick yourself apart, and think about all of the things you would change about yourself if you could?
Read MoreA few years back, just a couple of months before my birthday, my grandfather (or Pawpaw as I call him) surprised me by telling me he was going to build me a dining table as a birthday present. I was beyond excited at the news. For quite some time I had wanted to own something my Pawpaw built. He was quite the carpenter and had built several pieces for my mom in the house I grew up in. But I wanted something for myself that I could take with me to all of my future homes now that I was an adult.
Read MoreI’ve struggled with body-image insecurity for most of my life. I’ve put way too much stock into the numbers or letters on my clothing tags. But even though this is an ongoing struggle, I know deep down that who I am is not rooted in the labels on these hangers. They’re not significant. They don’t add or take away from my purpose in life. And they don’t change the fact that I am fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God.
Read MoreTrying to act a certain way, look a certain way, speak a certain way, or change a certain aspect of your personality is exhausting, especially if you’re trying to change those things to please or appease someone else. And the longer and harder you try, the heavier the burden becomes.
Read MoreIf what you’re telling yourself in the mirror goes against what God says about you in His Word, then you’ve bought into the lies the enemy is so desperate for you to believe. But let me encourage you and remind you that you don’t have to buy those lies for another minute.
Read MoreIf what you’re telling yourself in the mirror goes against what God says about you in His Word, then you’ve bought into the lies the enemy is so desperate for you to believe. But let me encourage you and remind you that you don’t have to buy those lies for another minute.
Read MoreTrying to act a certain way, look a certain way, speak a certain way, or change a certain aspect of your personality is exhausting, especially if you’re trying to change those things to please or appease someone else. And the longer and harder you try, the heavier the burden becomes.
Read More
