As hard as I am on myself for not being where I “want” to be, I’ve started to wonder: why don’t we shame trees when they’re not in bloom?

For the past few weeks, I've felt a heaviness when I was around my closest friends. There was a voice in my mind trying to convince me that they didn't want to hear what I had to say - that I was talking too much and needed to stop confiding in them as much as I do.

We are surrounded by temptation everyday - temptations that reveal how we will respond to the gospel and whether we will follow the Spirit or give in to our flesh. 

Growing up, I didn't know there was a difference between living for God and just admitting that there is a God. I thought you just acknowledged that He existed and that was it - you went on living your life.

We cry ourselves to sleep at night and call the relationship love. We ignore God's perfect design and claim that love is love. 

This week reminded me that even strong faith can coexist with heavy emotions - and I want to share why.

In a world full of voices claiming truth, this post explores the lies we’ve come to believe - and the life-giving truth found in God’s Word.

This is for the ones replaying their past, doubting their faith, and wondering if God’s love really reaches them.

Rooted: My Story, His Truth — An Introduction