“How can I forgive when it hurts so much?” Have you ever said these words? You know you need to forgive, and you want to be obedient to God and do so, but how? How can we let go of those things that have wounded us in unimaginable ways? A few weeks ago, I wrote a long and deeply personal blog about my own struggle to forgive my own brother for something that felt unforgivable to me. (You can find that blog post here.) I knew I wanted and needed to forgive him, but I wasn’t su

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2 Are you listening to Satan’s lies? You know, those all too familiar ‘whispers of destruction’ that speak self-defeating thoughts like, you’ll never be good enough, you’ll always be alone, you’re such a failure, you’re worthless, and that big one for so many of us, you’re unlovable.  After all, Satan