Tag: Holy Spirit
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The Holy Spirit- Two Years Later
So much has changed in the last two years, and yet so much hasn’t. I accidentally started a Bible study group with two women I was in AA with years ago (I suppose this is one of the last positive experiences to come from my attachment to social media). I replied to a Facebook post…
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A New Year, the Same Me?
Ok, so I don’t go back and read what I have written in the past on this blog, because I’m a bit terrified to think that I am still struggling with the same issues I was ready to tackle then. I know anger still causes me harm and that I still struggle with intimacy with…
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Obedience and Revelation
Or Miracles are for Today It’s been a while since I drank. I’m not holding onto a sobriety date, because I know in my heart that it will be an idol, a date that I will associate with my own power to stay away from alcohol, rather than a date that I will associate with…
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This is Life Outside the Garden.
Life outside the garden means that I am living each day in a broken world. We’re not in Eden anymore… But I am a child of God, and that means I have victories through Him. It means that there will be good and bad, and that I will experience both until the day He takes…
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Why does alcohol still call my name?
I have a love/hate relationship with alcohol. I love how it changes the way I feel, but I hate the consequences of my drinking. I no longer drink and drive, and I cannot say exactly why that is, suffice it to say that I do not drink in places where driving home is a possibility…
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Can You Testify from the Darkness?
My life is a testimony of God. Today isn’t as dark as it has been often of late… but there was spiritual warfare yesterday on my behalf. If I am going to be held in bondage to my mental health, I am no longer going to be held in bondage of the fear and shame…
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The Slow Fast
It’s an hour until midnight. Tomorrow will be one month since I said I would study and then try a fast. Guess what? Barring a Holy Spirit moment mid-writing, I am not going to make that happen in my original timeline. I certainly will not be studied on the subject to the extent I had…
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The Doldrums
Here I was sailing merrily along, announcing I was ready for a storm, trying to mentally prepare myself for what I figured was going to a fight brought to my door by the outside world. I even felt like God was telling me to batten down and pull closer to my family in preparation. But…
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Life is Messy
I usually like to have a title in mind when I start writing one of these little posts, but today, I am feeling the weight of existence, and I am struggling to find words or inspiration. I want to disconnect badly right now. Unplug me, please. I want a drink. I want several. I want…
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Storms and Faith and Fasting
“If I want to live the fullest life God has for me, I have to believe that God wants to reward me for seeking Him. And when I am intentional about gratitude, I see rewards in my life already…”
Chelsea Finds Jesus 