Girl Who Dared to Dream

Too often in today's Bible studies do we take the "Bible" out of the study and place our own lives into the topic of discussion instead. We ask questions like "how can I improve?" or "what can I get out of this reading today?" We rarely ask "what can I learn about God today?" or "what does God want to teach me about him and his word?" It's time to put the Bible back into Bible study Now hear me out, think back to your last Bible study meeting or even daily/weekly devotional. Did you actually read scripture, from the actual Bible? Was the topic of study about God and who he is or was it about you and how you can live better as a Christian? First of all, I'm not saying these devotional books or Bible studies you are doing are bad or you can't learn how to live as a better Christian. These are good tools and its important to know how to live in a way the glorifies God well. But we also need to make sure we are reading s...

Enough: "adequate for the want or need; in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently."* The word 'enough' is one that has stuck with me for the best several years because of my favorite Bible verse (Matthew 6:24). But it has become so much more than just a word for me. I tend to be a perfectionist and if you know anything about the enneagram I'm a type one for sure. I struggle with an inner critic and I thought this was normal until last year. When I started to learn that I had these subconscious expectations for myself and they were causing part of my anxiety and depression, a transformation began to take place. I started to learn what it looks like to truly trust God and learn to be ok with who I am. This is not something I have perfected by any means. In fact, this past week or so I've been struggling with it more again. I kept thinking to myself, "Where is all this stress coming from?" and ...