Equipping Women to Live a Set Apart Life
This Christian spiritual growth category focuses on growing your faith and relationship with God. It includes advice, insight, and resources on prayer, Bible study, and other spiritual disciplines, as well as biblical lessons for life.
A year ago, my husband and I committed to a weekly Sabbath rest day. At the time, we felt discontent with life (which had become consumed with work) and disconnected from each other. In an attempt to rearrange our priorities, we declared Sunday our “no work day.” This title summed up the extent of our […]
“We received many qualified applicants and have chosen someone else for the position.” This message landed in mine and my husband’s inbox over and over again during the past month. We’ve also experienced the more common “silent treatment”, where we hear nothing and are eventually forced to assume the position was filled. Each “no” we […]
Here at Joy Pursued, we are slowing making our way through the Beatitudes. Starting next week, we will dive into what it means to be meek. “Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5 NKJV). I am excited about this topic, because meek is my word of the year. Therefore, I wanted to […]
“Would you say the gospel is the most important thing in your life?” my small group leader asked one night. Heads nodded around the room. “Then why don’t we wake up thinking about it? Why isn’t it on our minds all the time?” Silence. No one was brave enough to voice the sad truth; even […]
As I set my mind on Good Friday, I felt drawn to Isaiah 53. I’ve read it over and over again, trying to comprehend the emotional pain and suffering of Christ. Verses 5-6 tells us: “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes […]
When I feel frustrated, irritated, impatient, or just in a bad mood, an argument always takes place in my head. My mature Christian self says, “you really should pray and ask God to help you let go of this negative attitude.” But then my stubborn, childish self crosses her arms and says “I don’t want […]
Growing up, the term Lent was a term thrown around at church but never explained. From what I gleaned, Lent involved giving something up for 40 days, which often turned into a diet; “I am giving up sugar for Lent, hopefully I will lose a few pounds.” From my limited knowledge, Lent made no sense […]
Confession: I am a recovering Bible skimmer. You know how Bible skimming works right? Reach a long list of names in the Bible—quickly skim the list and move on. Come across a familiar story—skim over. Hard to understand prophecies? Yep, skim those too. (Sorry Zechariah, I’m just not sure what you are talking about). My […]
“No one will take your joy from you,” Jesus promises in John 16:22. Yet, here I am pursuing joy because I lost it. The apparent contradiction confused me; “If no one can take my joy, then why is my joy missing?” I repeated the contradiction over and over again in my mind. “No one can […]
I forget who I am a lot… at least, who I am according to God. When different situations arise throughout the day, Satan hands me lies which I quickly accept. I struggle through a project and think “I am not smart enough.” My hard work goes unrecognized and an internal voice whispers, “you are nothing […]
