There are seasons in life where it feels like nothing is working—where everything familiar starts to fall apart instead of fall into place. But what if the breaking isn’t a sign of failure… what if it’s the beginning of becoming? This is a reflection on hidden transformation, renewal of the mind, and how God often does His deepest work in the seasons we would never choose.
Category: Lies
It is time to unlock whose within you.
I remember growing up hearing my stepfather tell me, "I would never amount to anything." So I allowed fear to paralyze me and keep me hidden. It was when the failure part came to reality to me. I had learned to remain unseen and never discovering who I was within me for so many years …
Dig up the root to find the truth!
Have you ever wondered why we do the things we sometimes do? Maybe you are unaware that you are doing it! Sometimes the things we struggle with is rooted in something that might seem unrelated to the behavior itself. I have been guilty of saying, "I'm going to stop doing this. As if it was …
Authentic Self
Have you struggled to share your authentic self with others? Do you even know who your authentic self is? When I think of being authentic, I think of a person who wears no makeup. I am not saying that a person who wears makeup is not genuine. I am saying this is what comes to …
The Bully Within
Throughout my upbringing, I recall having two physical bullies at my school. Every day they would find a way to pick at me, steal my lunch, or push me around. It was terrifying not knowing what was going to happen on any given day. Until one day, I said, “No more, no more am I …
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