We’ve been on a “Cherished & Challenged” roll for two years, so why stop now, right? I love you, ladies, from the bottom of my heart. And I love your heart and passion for Jesus. It’s truly beautiful and so awe inspiring. But, (yes, there’s a but in today’s post…) some of you girls be throwing stones like you’re a modern-day David waging war against Goliath. You see or hear something that you don’t agree with and your righteous anger roars. You are practically begging God to call you into battle. Bless Goliath’s heart, you got this. You’re ready to tell this person exactly what needs to be done and…

Honest question that I’ve been asking myself lately: Do I allow God to make me uncomfortable? Let’s REAL TALK here and unpack this for a minute (or so). 🤣 What if… Some of the things we’ve always “known” to be true (or untrue) were actually just by-products (fruit) of an automatic response to (rejection of) anything that makes us feel unsafe or uncomfortable? What if these automatic (often subconscious) response patterns are actually creating false narratives in our minds and hearts that are holding us back from jumping all-in with a God that seeks to invite us into His MORE, today? Let’s break this down – So often, what we’ve…

I had a powerful dream a few weeks back. It was so beautiful that I felt it on my heart to share here, but hesitated for a reason that I don’t truly know. It has sat on my computer, written, but not published, for weeks now as I have fully marinated in the message and cried in revisiting the dream many times over. This dream was, and is, very special to me. I believe wholeheartedly that it was part divine visit, part prophetic message, and part God kiss for the treasuring. And even though I know I cannot fully comprehend the whole of its parts right now, what I DO…

I say this with nothing but love, as a girl that has been there: Beautiful friend, you don’t realize the true weight of unforgiveness until you heal from it; until you let it go. If you battle with unforgiveness, please read to the end. It’s a long one, but a powerful revelation. God can heal what we are powerless to heal ourselves. God can pour peace into your pain and you can be set free. It’s not what we can do, but what He can do within us when we partner with Him in the journey. There was a season in my life, not too long ago, that I didn’t…

The Bible tells us over and over again that when the Holy Spirit corrects and/or redirects our choices, actions, words, or steps, it’s evidence of God’s immense love for us.* However, although we know this to be true in our hearts, that sometimes does not keep our heads from jumping to other conclusions and creating false narratives that can, in fact, stunt the very growth that God is offering in that moment. The truth is, some of us (me, included!) fall into old habits rather easily when we come face-to-face with God’s redirection. We can trip over ourselves, overthink the situation to death, crawl back inside our shells, fall headfirst…

Find Me. When you revisit the painful memories of seasons in the past, find Me. When you sit in a space of reflection and there’s still an ache, a sorrow, in the healing, find Me. When you still struggle at times, wrestling with the rise and fall of forgiveness, grace, love, hope, and peace, find Me. I’m always there. And I always will be. … Over the summer, I sat right here at this beautiful waterfall. The pictures would make it seem magical, an incredible destination and adventure. But for me, it was a place that brought back more memories than I cared to revisit. But you see, that’s not…