Should Christians use positive affirmations to boost success, resolve stress, or boost their self-worth? What about using encouraging Bible verses to speak positive things over your life? Isn’t this very much like renewing the mind? Using positive affirmations is a daily practice of one choosing certain phrases, thoughts and quotes to speak to themselves in…
We live in a very stressed-out culture that is constantly looking for ways to unwind and destress. Just about any doctor or health expert will tell you to do one thing: Meditate. By meditate they mean an Eastern form of meditation: Zen meditation, transcendental meditation, yoga, Chinese or Hindu meditation, guided meditation: all of which…
What is the current temperature in your home? I don’t mean where your thermostat is set, but what people sense when they walk in your front door. Do they feel love and warmth, or do they feel cold and on edge? I want to stress that this post isn’t just for wives and mothers, this…
Psalm 139 is among the most well-known Psalms in the Bible. Particularly the verse, “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well”. Psalm 139:14 Many people refer to this Psalm, and this verse in particular, when talking about self-esteem. But does it really talk about…
I am sure when I say I’m not just living in the moment, it will surprise some people. I don’t want to just live in the moment, because I believe that as a Christian, we have an obligation to ourselves, our families, and those around us to live in more than just this moment. While…
If self care is an unbiblical concept, what does that mean for Christian women and their need to care for themselves? This is a very important question we must answer, because the danger in leaving that question unresolved is the tendency to jump to the other extreme of neglecting ourselves in service to others. Neither…
