Shame. The unforeseen enemy. We all deal with it, it takes you after you sin and says that you will never be free. It has a way of sneaking up on us and pouncing right when we mess up. It comes after our weakest moments, when we are feeling guilt for our sins and it…
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So often as Christians we get wrapped up in our own imperfections. We messed this up, or could’ve done that better, or don’t feel adequate enough to do this big thing for God. We can get so caught up, in ourselves really, that we lose sight of God. We get this narrow tunnel vision; everything…
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This world is a really tough and hard place. When we are exposed to it, we find there is so much pain and suffering. We hear about all the people facing cancer and death, and all of the hungry and starving children of the world. We have to deal with rape, abuse, human trafficking, and…
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Doubt, the one who always shuts you down. The one who makes you feel not good enough. It gets in the way of your calling and purpose in life. It tells you that you can never do it, never make it. It tries slow you down and then tell you it’s too late to try….
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What is depression? I describe depression as hopelessness, lovelessness, lack of true joy, confusion, etc… Depression is not a thing in and of itself, but it is a lack of a thing. Just like darkness is the absence of light, depression is the absence of joy, love, hope, and peace. Depression is the opposite of…
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Porn starts small, but it grows, and with it comes a self-centered and selfish lifestyle. It’s something we do completely for our own pleasure and satisfaction. We blind ourselves to how it hurts others, and we relish the feeling it feeds us. It taints our whole outlook on life. We become isolated from others and…
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Hi! This is Grant, and I’d like to tell you my story. I grew up in church — attended all three services a week. I have the best parents. I was your basic “good kid” — a church kid. But there’s a dirty little secret about me that not many know. I was addicted to…
Continue reading →Forgiving oneself… sometimes the hardest person to forgive… is you. No matter who you are and no matter what you’ve done, at some point in your life you’ve likely dealt with this when one of your little mistakes ended up hurting someone else or when you fell for the millionth time. A lot of us…
Continue reading →Have you ever genuinely just not wanted to forgive someone? I have. It’s hard sometimes, whether we have been wronged, or someone we love has. It’s tough. It’s the hardest thing to give away, and the last thing on your mind today. So often we, even us Christians, withhold this great gift, but when we…
Continue reading →The lyrics to the song, “Break Every Chain” by Will Reagan helps establish what we hope God will do through Breaking Free Indeed. There is power in the name of Jesus There is power in the name of Jesus There is power in the name of Jesus To break every chain Break every chain Break…
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