Lets Go Deeper

Disclaimer: I am not a certified phycologist nor do I have any sort of a degree in counseling. This information has come from experience and research I have done on the subject.   A s a Christian, I believe we sometimes feel at a disadvantage when it comes to toxic people. We feel stuck dealing with their issues because they have slapped a big fat 'MUST FORGIVE ME' sticker on our backs. They use our own beliefs against us, twisting the truth and justifying their behavior; making us feel shameful when we finally decide we have had enough of their drama. I have felt the guilt of not responding with a Christ-like attitude or feeling like the one who really has the issue. So I set out on a journey. A journey to expose the truth of the matter and to heal from the co-dependency I have lived with because of the toxic and dysfunctional environment I grew up in. Below are the steps I have been taking in order to receive healing from my past hurts and dysfunctional upbringing. I h...

A s many of you may already know from recent posts on my Facebook page or Instagram, around May of this year I was officially diagnosed with papillary carcinoma , a form of thyroid cancer. It has been a long hard journey for the last two years. My health began declining shortly after having my son. I was losing weight rapidly, my hair began to fall out, and my skin and eyes became jaundiced. On top of all of that my body was in constant pain and fatigue, my muscles and joints continually aching; but the worst part was that no one believed me. Okay maybe not no one, but it sure felt that way. My doctor basically without saying so implied that it was all in my head or that it's just my body recovering from having a baby. I was constantly telling my family and those who would comment on my weight that I didn't know what was wrong with me, all I knew is that I felt sick. I was not my pre-pregnancy self, in weight or demeanor. Before I was pregnant I weighed a consistent 120-12...

W hen we no longer feel conviction, it stems from a lack of applying God's Word to our lives. It becomes possible to deceive ourselves from a lack of the Word because we are no longer able to discern our own motives. Sometimes we may have the right actions, but the wrong motives. The Bible calls this--being a Pharisee. Doing the right thing for the wrong reason. There is an Adventures in Odyssey episode titled ‘Rights, Wrongs, and Reasons’ my sisters and I often listened to growing up. I still like to revisit it from time to time. It serves as a reminder to analyze my motives. In this episode Mr. Whitaker uses the account in the book of Second Samuel of Uzzah and the Ark Of The Covenant. It may seem strange to some that God struck down Uzzah for trying to save the Ark from falling off of the cart because to most it would have been the correct action to take, right? Wrong. God specifically commanded them not to touch the Ark. He did what he thought was right despite of what God ...