What labels were put on you as a kid?

The good news is that the old labels that do not align with what Jesus thinks of you are null and void! There is so much freedom available to you. Do you have childhood memories that haunt you? We are here to help! You can heal from childhood trauma.

Can you relate to this?

My childhood conditioned me to the normalcy of punishment. Instead of being empowered to make good decisions, my motives would undergo interrogation from my parents until they were proven guilty. This ultimately resulted in the distrust of myself and the belief that others did not trust me even in my innocence. Because I had this deep-rooted belief, the distrust continually manifested itself in my life through different leaders and I was punished not only by my leaders but also by my own heart.

The Bible says that fear involves torment and punishment. ..

Are you trying to be strong and prove that you’ve got it all together? Is there a fear of looking weak hindering you from reaching your full potential?

You are not alone and there is hope for you!

Has the Lord gone silent in your life?

Do areas of your life where you were once fruitful seem barren in this season?

God has a plan for you. He has not left you and wants to draw you close. He is longing for a deeper, intimate relationship with you.

Have you been wrestling with feelings of apathy, dread, and hopelessness? Does it seem that nothing you are doing seems to be bearing any fruit? 

Will you press in with me?

A couple of weeks ago, I had a dream. In this dream I was a manager at a department store. I’m standing at the back of this store near the freezer section when a really tall, strong man appears next to me wearing a puffy jacket. He begins to reach into a freezer and pull clothes out of it and stuff them under his jacket to hide them. He was stealing from my store! I turned to him and said “What are you doing? Put those back!” But what did he do? He ignored me!

Have you felt trapped in the line of fire recently not knowing how to respond to dishonoring situations? Maybe you’ve wanted to run and hide from those situations. You are not alone.

Jason Vallotton says, “We’re not afraid of new relationships, we are afraid of old pain.”

Are cycles of fear and control keeping you from healthy relationships?

Do you see unhealthy patterns in your life? Are you repeating the same cycles where you are the victim, villain, or rescuer resulting in resentment toward yourself and others? According to Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Through intimacy with the Holy Spirit, there is hope to change your life for the better! You do not have to continue in the unhealthy patterns you’ve been in.

What do YOU do when your family or friends betray you?

One definition of betrayal is the exposure (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy. Oftentimes, it is easy to pinpoint our betrayer as an enemy, but who is the real enemy here?

Ephesians 6:12 says “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

How we perceive God greatly affects the way we receive from Him.

Have you made God small in your own eyes? Have you made yourself small in your own eyes?

Whenever you protect a bad thought, that thought becomes a fortress in your life. Speculation and distrust can become negative fortresses in your life causing you to think negatively about yourself and the people around you. Has a fortress of isolation been erected around your heart? There is freedom for you.

Vulnerability begins with intimacy, and intimacy begins with your relationship with the Lord. If you cannot be vulnerable with God, you will not be able to have authentic relationships with people. Allowing God to see the depths and hidden pieces of your heart is the essence of intimacy and the definition of safety in the context of a relationship. Freedom comes when you allow yourself to be completely vulnerable before God.

Take a moment to think about your community. Who are the people you are doing life with and how have they impacted you? Have they impacted you in a positive or negative way? The truth is, we always reproduce the environment around us that we believe is within us.

What would it look like if, in every moment, we were aware that we are hidden in Christ and that our identity is ultimately tied up in Him? This truth takes the pressure off of us and puts it where it belongs; on the shoulders of Jesus.