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I’ll never forget a statement one of my friends made during a conversation a few years back. We were talking about the things about our lives we wish were different, things we could change if we had the chance. At one point in the conversation, my friend looked at me and asked, “Kristen, why is it so easy for me to point out what I don’t like about my life, but then it’s difficult for me to list the things I do like about my life?”
Read MoreFor the longest time, I was under the impression that my daily quiet time with the Lord had to be super regimented. I thought I needed to study my Bible for a certain amount of time, read a devotional or two, spend 30 minutes praying, write in my journal, and have worship music playing softly in the background. But then one day, my friend and mentor Elaine debunked this idea in about 30 seconds. She told me, “Kristen, your interactions with your friends and family look different from day to day. So why can’t that be the case with the time you spend with God?”
Read MoreHave you ever been guilty of being so busy waiting on something extraordinary that you miss the joy that comes from the ordinary? I know I have been. So many times I’ve been preoccupied with just wanting to be done with school or just wanting a new job or just wanting to be married that I fail to soak in the good that exists in the present.
Read MoreI’ve always been a big fan of journaling. In fact, I’ve kept a diary since I was five years old, even though at that time, all I had to write about were my kindergarten boyfriend and what make-believe games my little brother and I had played that day. Regardless, I’ve always loved writing in a journal. It’s the way I like to process my thoughts and get everything that’s going on in my brain onto a piece of paper.
Read MoreOne of the toughest parts of navigating the unexpected is dealing with so much uncertainty. When life doesn’t go according to plan, we feel like we’re walking down a dark staircase, and we’re not sure where it’s leading us. And when we find ourselves in these uncertain times, it can be extremely tempting to begin to doubt God.
Read MoreAs I opened up my prayer journal this morning to write a new entry, a small note fell out from between the pages. When I picked up the note and opened it, I realized it was a note I wrote to my future self back in January of 2019.
Read MoreOne of the toughest parts of navigating the unexpected is dealing with so much uncertainty. When life doesn’t go according to plan, we feel like we’re walking down a dark staircase, and we’re not sure where it’s leading us. And when we find ourselves in these uncertain times, it can be extremely tempting to begin to doubt God.
Read MoreFor the longest time, I was under the impression that my daily quiet time with the Lord had to be super regimented. I thought I needed to study my Bible for a certain amount of time, read a devotional or two, spend 30 minutes praying, write in my journal, and have worship music playing softly in the background. But then one day, my friend and mentor Elaine debunked this idea in about 30 seconds. She told me, “Kristen, your interactions with your friends and family look different from day to day. So why can’t that be the case with the time you spend with God?”
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