Here I am, saying something I never thought that I would say; My illness is a sin issue. To give you a little back ground, I was 14 whenever my world was changed forever and I became sick with an illness that causes me to collapse and leaves me with extreme muscle weakness in my arms and legs. During these episodes, I cannot walk, hold anything, or raise my arms. My body is basically dead weight and I cannot do anything until the episode passes. These episodes were so bad and so frequ[...]
There are certain parts of my heart that are hard to share. And my illness is one of them. I have no problem talking to others about all of the wonderful things God is doing. It brings me so much joy to share all the ways He has moved. I have no problem sharing that I have this weakness. Talking about it from a surface level is easy. But it is hard for me to share the things I struggle with on the inside as a result of my illness. When I was 14, I began having episodes where I collapse and am l[...]
Are you wanting to start a blog, but are a little terrified of the entire process? Well, if you have been wanting to start and blog and have been thinking about it for a lonnngggg time, welcome to the club! I had been pondering over the idea of blogging for two years. Two years. Yikes. Blogging is something that I wanted to do for so long! If I think back to all the reasons that I decided to put blogging off, I would have to say that there are mainly four things tha[...]
I read the phrase "you cannot heal your broken heart", and I cringe just a little bit. I find myself ready to argue and put up a good defense. Honestly, it was even hard to type it out. You see, I'm not a fan of the word "impossible". I quite enjoy doing things others say I would never be able to do. And when it came to facing some of the brokenness in my heart, it was no different. After struggling through a mysterious illness for so long, I began to believe that I was no longer worthy of love[...]
Loneliness is not something that evades any of us. Whether as a result of relationships, social status, health issues, or a number of other things, loneliness has become an all too familiar companion to so many of us. This post on Bible verses for loneliness is here to help. We have all lain awake at night staring off into the darkness as this feeling slowly overwhelms our hearts. But as I think back to all those lonely moments, there is one thing that screams out to me. God created our h[...]
If you have followed me for any amount of time, you know that a big part of my story began in a sixth grade History class as we discussed the persecution of believers in Indonesia. It was during this class period that I began to sense the Holy Spirit moving in my young heart and etching a burden for missions there. I didn't know what this meant or what this would look like. However, I walked out of that classroom as a different person. When I was 14, I went on my first international miss[...]