I never fully understood Song of Solomon 2:15 until recently. I used to think it meant something simple about thoughts and focus, but as I’ve been sitting with it, I’ve realized it’s really pointing to something deeper—what’s happening beneath the surface of our hearts. “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the …
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The Breaking Before the Becoming: Why God Does His Deepest Work in Hidden Seasons
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.
Take off the old self and grab ahold of the new!
This week I had a young man tell me that his soon to be mother-in-law didn’t want him to marry her daughter. I asked why, “He said, she still sees me like the old person I use to be”. A few months back, this young man began to recognize things in him that he was …
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What are you afraid of and how does it affect you?
It's interesting to me how the word "change" means and affect people in different ways. One of my clients once told me, "That she wanted to apologize for the miscommunication she has had, but when she speaks to me that it is excellent, but it's intimidating. She stated when she sees me; I represent change, …
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