#hotmesstomessage
Getting kind of slack this week with my post as a quote from someone else makes up most of it. I also just spoke about the subject on my “podcast” or what might be one someday. Anyhow, I wanted to write about the importance that […]
How well do you know yourself? A lot of us go through life not really understanding ourselves or why we do what we do. For many years, I basically operated on autopilot and didn’t really think about who I was or my purpose in life. […]
Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans experience mental illness in a given year? And less than 50% seek treatment? Many more Americans are suffering from stress, anxiety, and burnout. The world is challenging and uncertain right now with the pandemic and related issues, […]
The anniversary of the worst day of my life is drawing near. What I am sharing here is intensely personal and I am not looking for sympathy or condolences. I’m feeling led to share in the event that it helps someone else who has lost […]
Do you spend a lot of your time feeling guilty? I sure do. And most of it doesn’t even make sense. Here are some of the areas where I feel guilt. I didn’t do enough for my mom while she was alive. I should have […]
Are you sometimes guilty of catastrophizing? Some of you might not be familiar with the term so I’ll define it for you. It is the tendency to imagine the worst possible outcome when there isn’t really any evidence that anything bad will happen. It can […]
Does anyone else like the feeling of being in control? I’m having trouble controlling my need to control. I know I need to let go and let God, but, for some reason, it’s very hard for me. I love to have my plans and […]
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 Many of you may remember the Tom Petty song, The Waiting is the Hardest Part. He may have been right. I find waiting to be one of the more challenging […]
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. Proverbs 14:30 Does the green-eyed monster of envy ever enter into your life? We all have a tendency to compare ourselves to others and, oftentimes, envy is the result. We want […]
This week in the Hot Mess to God’s Best Book Study, we are exploring the narratives that most of us have internalized that guide our thoughts and actions. These are stories that we tell ourselves (usually negative) that can be based on how we grew […]
