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Posted on November 30, 2022January 21, 2023

How to Be the Best Version of Yourself

The truest version of ourselves seems to come in blips, and being in a funk is such a consistent state. How can we flip those scales?

Posted on November 23, 2022September 2, 2023

4 Reasons Why Suffering Is Good

The world is full of so much brokenness, but I can't seem to turn a deaf ear to the silver linings. There is more to the story.

Posted on November 16, 2022January 21, 2023

5 Signs She Has Feelings for You

hand holding rose

The more I get to know guys, the more I realize how confusing women can be. So let's see if I can help you decipher her actions.

Posted on November 9, 2022September 21, 2022

The Root of Busyness

Ask anyone how they're doing and they'll likely say "busy." Why are we all busy? Why does the packed schedule never seem to clear?

Posted on November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

Our Reason for Existence

With so many things to go and do, we often don't end up feeling as full as our calendars. If that's true, this might be missing.

Posted on October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Why Couple Pictures Get More Likes

Ever wondered why excitement follows so-and-so's announcement that they're finally together? It goes a lot deeper than giddy applause.

Posted on October 19, 2022October 11, 2022

Not “If,” You Will Struggle

There is a common misconception that suffering can be avoided, that doing good will prevent evil. This is not the case.

Posted on October 12, 2022October 10, 2022

How to Deepen Your Conversations

To anyone else who struggles with small talk, here's what I've learned about getting below the surface of vague inclinations.

Posted on October 5, 2022October 3, 2022

How to Be Content Where You Are

To anyone else who feels like they're in a hallway waiting for God to open a door, let's talk about how we can be present in the here and now.

Posted on September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

Yes, You Want to Marry Her

It's been occurring to you that your friendship with her is exactly what you're looking for in a marriage. You are more right than you know.

Posted on September 21, 2022September 3, 2022

How to Stop Being Anxious

There are so many things we fret over. Situation after situation, we are forever turning down the invitation to trust. Here's how to accept.

Posted on September 14, 2022September 18, 2022

You Won’t Be Friends With Everyone

If you're someone who wants everyone and their mother to be your friend, let's talk about why you won't have myriads of deep relationships.

Posted on September 7, 2022September 1, 2022

You’re Never Going to Be “Perfect”

To the one who is aggravated about what seems like a lack of growth: here's a reality check and practical steps on moving forward.

Posted on August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Don’t Marry Them Until This is True

No single decision will impact your spiritual life more than your choice of a spouse, so how do you know if someone is a good option?

Posted on August 24, 2022August 29, 2022

How to Overcome Self-Deprecation

To the one who is incredibly hard on themself: look on the other side. There is so much more than everything you think is wrong.

Posted on August 17, 2022August 13, 2022

How to Predict Someone’s Future

It is nearly promised that who someone is today will not be who they are in years to come, so how do you discern a good spouse?

Posted on August 10, 2022August 12, 2022

How You Should Talk

At the end of the day, you can either focus on what tears apart or what holds together. It's all about perspective.

Posted on August 3, 2022August 4, 2022

The Only Reason You Should Get Married

A marriage is only as strong as the reason for getting married. To make it through conflict stronger, you need a third-party purpose.

Posted on July 27, 2022July 28, 2022

How to Stay Away From Sin

If you're back to doing something you promised you'd stay away from, here are a few points to help you in your effort to try again.

Posted on July 20, 2022July 26, 2022

So, You’re Interested in This Girl

To any guy who has decided he'd like to pursue a girl, here are four steps you should not skip over or rearrange.

Posted on July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

What to Do When in Trial

If you're lost in a dizzying swirl of emotions that accompanies an unexpected trial, here are three things you can do to focus your thoughts.

Posted on July 6, 2022July 15, 2022

How to Choose Your Inner Circle

For anyone who wants to be friends with everyone, here's why you should be able to count your closest friends on one hand.

Posted on June 29, 2022July 15, 2022

How to Be a Good Friend

It is natural to want good friends, but relationships are two-sided. If you want good friends, you have to be a good friend.

Posted on June 22, 2022June 23, 2022

Annoying People Are a Godsend

Did you know the person or circumstance that is driving you up a wall is actually providing incredible insight to your soul?

Posted on June 15, 2022July 15, 2022

Stop Looking for Your “Other Half”

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You should have somebody who balances you in a complimentary sense, but they do not (and should not) complete you.

Posted on June 8, 2022August 9, 2022

5 Things That Are True About Everyone

There seems to be an endless supply of differences to bicker over but, if you go deep enough, you'll find that we really are quite similar.

Posted on June 1, 2022June 11, 2022

How to Live In the Moment

While reflection can be good and looking ahead can be a strength, both taken too far can lead you to miss out on the present.

Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

How to Feel the Reality of God

It's one thing to know facts about God in your head and another to feel their reality in your heart, but how does that transition occur?

Posted on May 18, 2022July 15, 2022

3 Reasons to Date Long

You shouldn't marry someone you met a year or so ago. Even if you're ready to tie the knot, here's why waiting might be a good idea.

Posted on May 11, 2022August 10, 2022

I Got Rid of My Makeup. Here’s Why

In a world fascinated with outward appearances, let's explore the uncommon status of not owning any makeup.

Posted on May 4, 2022July 15, 2022

Why Get Married?

Statistically speaking, it's risky that your marriage will last (and even then, happiness isn't promised), so why bother?

Posted on April 27, 2022October 5, 2022

Comforts to Remember When in Trial

The midst of a trial can be a foggy place where rounding any corner sends a pierce straight to your heart. But it's not all dark.

Posted on April 20, 2022April 24, 2022

It Will Never Be Enough

There will always be something to complain about. There will always be something that could be fixed, better, or different. So stop looking.

Posted on April 13, 2022October 6, 2022

Stop Talking & Do Something

Everyone has experience with empty words, whether by giving or receiving. Let's talk about exactly why words need to be backed up by actions.

Posted on April 6, 2022July 15, 2022

How to Get Over a Breakup

Because we were designed to be in unity with one another, losing a relationship hurts deeply. Here's practical advice on how to move forward.

Posted on March 30, 2022July 15, 2022

What Is Love?

Red rose

Sometimes the most simple and seemingly obvious concepts can be the most confusing, as it can be with love. Let's break it down.

Posted on March 23, 2022March 15, 2022

How to Break a Cycle

Repeating an undesirable reality (again) can be quite a hopeless place, but there is hope. You don't have to be stuck. You have a choice.

Posted on March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Not Hard? Not Worth It

Life is a collection of stopping or continuing. Whether you're being stretched from the inside or out, here's motivation to keep going.

Posted on March 9, 2022July 15, 2022

Finding Contentment in Singleness

There can be mixed emotions when faced with singleness. How do you turn away from pressing thoughts and focus on what really matters?

Posted on March 9, 2022March 10, 2022

What Does It Mean to Be Mature?

Ever been called out for immaturity or praised for being mature? There's obviously a standard, but it's not explained very often.

Posted on March 2, 2022March 4, 2022

To the One With Unanswered Prayers

We're told to ask and we will receive, but what if you asked a while ago? What if you have lost sight of prayers you once held dear?

Posted on February 23, 2022September 28, 2022

What Is a Soulmate NOT?

The idea of soulmates is a popular fascination, but also one that gets shushed for misinformed reasons. Let's look at it another way.

Posted on February 16, 2022February 21, 2022

How to Find Your Identity

In a world full of voices proclaiming you can be whoever you want to be, how are you supposed to know who you are meant to be?

Posted on February 9, 2022July 18, 2022

Forget About Prince Charming

white rose

The idea of a perfect love story dominates media but doesn't step much farther beyond "I do." What happens in the decades after?

Posted on February 2, 2022February 21, 2022

5 Reasons Persecution Needs to Happen

Scripture is clear that trials unlike any other are coming, but why wouldn't God just skip over that part? Why should His children suffer?

Posted on January 26, 2022September 3, 2023

Make Sure Your Relationship Doesn’t Look Like This

It can be hard to evaluate a relationship when you're in the middle of it, so here are a few red flags to look out for.

Posted on January 19, 2022March 15, 2022

How to Prepare for Persecution

Scripture is clear that trials unlike any other are coming, but you might not feel ready to face them. Here are seven ways to prepare.

Posted on January 12, 2022October 5, 2022

5 Reasons to Tell Your Story

It's fascinating to think that we will never see through another person's eyes or be able to hear their thoughts, but we can listen to their stories.

Posted on January 5, 2022November 29, 2022

It’s Not the Future You’re Afraid Of

To those who have made a mistake, here are four points to help you leave the past and move forward into a better future.

Posted on December 29, 2021November 29, 2022

Stop Dictating Your Life

sunset over parking lot

A personal letter on putting the pen down, picking up a pencil, and handing God the eraser.

Posted on December 22, 2021November 29, 2022

6 Reasons to Delete Social Media

Social media has become the primary means of connection. While there are many benefits to this, let's address a few weak areas.

Posted on December 15, 2021July 15, 2022

I Made a Mistake

Fools rush in, and I've been a fool before, so take my advice and avoid making this decision too soon to prevent future heartbreak.

Posted on December 8, 2021July 15, 2022

7 Signs of a True Friend

It can be easy to identify friends, but what differentiates them from one who sticks closer than a brother?

Posted on December 1, 2021August 16, 2022

You Don’t Move On

Losing someone you love is hard, but you shouldn't hurry to forget the heartbreak. There is a lot of power there that can become fuel.

Posted on August 18, 2021July 15, 2022

7 Lessons From Summer 2021

The best things often come by complete surprise, just like how these unexpected three and a half months bore life lessons.

Posted on August 11, 2021September 3, 2023

True Friends Will Offend You

Did you know? One of the purest forms of love is actually found in telling someone something they don't want to hear.

Posted on August 4, 2021August 16, 2022

Never Skip Church

For as long as I can remember, I've had a self-enforced rule that you never skip out on a church event, but here I was doing just that.

Posted on July 28, 2021July 19, 2022

Do You Have an Old Soul?

For anyone else who feels like they were born in the wrong time period.

Posted on July 14, 2021August 16, 2022

What if there was no pain?

Wouldn't the world be a better place if there was no suffering or heartbreak? I beg to differ. Here's why.

Posted on July 7, 2021August 16, 2022

10 Things I Learned From My Ex

When someone hurts you, it can be easy to regret the relationship. Don't. There is always a silver lining and beauty that comes from ashes.

Posted on June 30, 2021August 16, 2022

Why Love If You’ll Just Lose?

Wisdom comes from experience, so if you know how something will end, why should you participate in the first place?

Posted on June 23, 2021July 15, 2022

How to Long-Distance Friendship

Reunions with long-distance friends can be few and far between, so how do you make the best use of time when you're finally together?

Posted on June 16, 2021August 16, 2022

Christians Should Consume Secular Content

The Holy Spirit is not limited to Christian media, so we can reap biblical truths even if that was not the creator's intent.

Posted on June 9, 2021March 28, 2022

4 Ways to Be Happy

laughing girl in flower crown

Christians should be the happiest people on the planet but oftentimes we aren't. How do you balance the weight of the world and unceasing joy?

Posted on May 19, 2021April 21, 2022

How to Be a Well-Rounded Person

The best kind of person is a "well-rounded" person, but what does that even mean and how do you fully developed your personality?

Posted on May 12, 2021October 5, 2022

6 Reasons Why Bad Things Happen

While we may never know exactly why a trial occurs, we can rest assured that God does not allow pain without a purpose.

Posted on May 5, 2021July 15, 2022

Don’t Start a Relationship Because You’re Lonely

Wait it out. For someone who cherishes you, for someone who compliments you. It's better to be lonely now than married and lonely later.

Posted on April 27, 2021May 24, 2022

5 Things I Learned From a Hard Season

Everything happens for a reason. While we might not always know completely why, there are good reminders along the way.

Posted on April 23, 2021September 28, 2022

Is He the Right Guy?

Don't settle for someone because they may be interested in you. There's a lot more that goes into a marriage than mere fancy

Posted on April 6, 2021July 17, 2022

How Do You Know if You’re Saved?

I wanted to identify as a daughter of the King. I wanted to throw away my doubt and cling to my Savior, but what if I was wrong?

Posted on March 30, 2021August 16, 2022

Don’t Pursue Your Dream Life

If you could orchestrate all matters of the universe, what kind of life would you live? Here's why you shouldn't pursue that dream.

Posted on March 23, 2021August 16, 2022

When You Feel Guilty for Being Blessed

I can't seem to get rid of the thought: Why has God provided for my material needs when I deserve to be cast homeless from His kingdom?

Posted on March 2, 2021February 27, 2022

How to Connect With God on a Daily Basis

From starting the day to pushing through a tough season, it is important to focus on God. Here are some practical tips and resources.

Posted on February 22, 2021August 16, 2022

How to Stop Thinking About It

Your thoughts control your life, so don't settle for thinking about something you shouldn't. But don't just lecture yourself either.

Posted on February 15, 2021February 21, 2022

Stop Listening to Your Favorite Songs

Music is with us in our joy and a close companion in times of sorrow, so how is it directing your thoughts?

Posted on October 1, 2020August 16, 2022

Want to Feel Better? Do This

To anyone else whose mind has been thrown into confusion and hurt, here's how to fulfill your purpose and benefit your mental health.

Posted on September 5, 2020August 30, 2023

How to Get Over Depression

Practical ways to alter your surroundings and simultaneously improve your mindset.

Posted on August 30, 2020August 16, 2022

4 Truths You Can Depend On

There comes a season when you will grab hold of anything to explain your situation, only to realize that sometimes there is no logic.

Posted on June 17, 2020August 16, 2022

Your Purpose

It is core to human nature to long for a calling bigger than ourselves, but often we identify with the wrong thing.

Posted on June 5, 2020August 16, 2022

It Is Not Good to Be Alone

With social distancing and quarantine, even self-proclaimed introverts have realized their need for people.

Posted on May 9, 2020August 16, 2022

Don’t Cry at My Funeral

Come wearing yellow and gold and celebrate all that our Father has done, is doing, and has yet to do. To Him be the glory!

Posted on May 1, 2020August 16, 2022

Two Poached Eggs, Please

"This is it," my dad told my mom. Of all the fights her father had fought and won, he would not be able to triumph this time.

Posted on April 7, 2020September 3, 2022

To My Grieving Soul

Dear me: You are not happy with your life right now. This is not where you imagined yourself being a year ago.

Posted on March 9, 2020August 16, 2022

How to Fight Your Battles

To the one battling heartbreak, loss, anxiety, depression, or any other trial: this is for you, and this is for me.

Posted on February 14, 2020August 16, 2022

Singles Awareness Day

"I wanted to have plans for Valentine's Day," one of my best friends told me. "The plans I ended up getting are not the plans I wanted."

Posted on January 31, 2020August 11, 2022

How Do You Know if You Love Someone?

Loving someone is a pursuit each of us undertakes at some point, to the extent that the sincerity of our feelings can be hard to discern.

Posted on January 23, 2020August 16, 2022

If You Love Someone, Let Them Go

Here's a statement I had strong beliefs against long before I heard it. But they say you learn better when you teach, so here I am.

Posted on December 20, 2019July 15, 2022

What Makes a Person Beautiful?

image-filled words

Each person is a micro-aspect of our heavenly Father, God's walking poetry, a beauty found beneath the surface of one's physical appearance.

Posted on December 10, 2019August 15, 2022

Don’t Fall In Love

Before you rush out of singleness, wait. Once you read on to falling in love, there's no flipping the pages back to being just friends.

Posted on November 17, 2019May 31, 2022

You Are Not an Almost

Because I grew up in a very Christ-centered environment, I did not see the importance of baptism. As I grew older, I learned its value but something I couldn't put a finger on still felt off.

Posted on October 17, 2019July 18, 2022

The Thing About Beauty

Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed.

Posted on October 2, 2019April 21, 2022

Easy Steps for Healthy Living

Diets never seem to work, and they won't. The "secret" to a healthy life is in making a daily habit of these four steps.

Posted on September 11, 2019August 15, 2022

Is Your Faith an Ice Cube or Ice Cube Tray?

Where is your faith? In one social circle or spread across the venn diagram? Jesus isn't confined to a box, so our faith shouldn't be either.

Posted on August 7, 2019February 21, 2022

Let Your Light Shine

Learning to joyfully trust God with an unknown future.

Posted on June 9, 2019August 15, 2022

The Beauty of Silence

Wondering why you're never able to rest? They say it's because we don't know how to stay quietly in our rooms.

Posted on May 12, 2019August 15, 2022

Your One Job

In crazy storms where leaves are turned upside down, branches just hang on. If you only do one thing, do this.

Posted on March 17, 2019July 12, 2022

God’s Will for You

Who hasn't wondered what God's will is for their life? Do I do this or do that? Thankfully, it is not as complicated as it may seem.

Posted on March 4, 2019July 15, 2022

The Point of Pictures

This is what I like about photographs, they're proof that once, even if just for a heartbeat, everything was perfect.

Posted on February 3, 2019July 15, 2022

The Necessity of Two Genders

Women are losing their uniqueness. They weren't created to do everything a man can do. They were created to do everything a man can't do.

Posted on January 27, 2019July 15, 2022

I Chose Loneliness

Most people will form circles you won’t be involved in, and that’s okay. You don’t need a lot of friends, just a few you can trust.

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