The shame of rejection

Rejection. No one likes it. In fact, we go to great lengths to avoid it. I remember standing in the cafeteria in high school waiting for the first bell to ring. Everyone had someone to talk to. Except me. My friends were absent from school. I felt alone. Like a …

Why I care what you think about me.

But the Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. Isaiah 50:7 I care what people think about me. I want you to like me. I try and …

What Does the Bible Say about Who I Am?

A friend said some unkind words that left me hurt and discouraged. As I reflected in the early hours of the morning, the night began to break. The sky illuminated a single pink cloud. Be still and know that I am God. It was as if God whispered, “You are …

Is Criticism Bad?

A few weeks ago, my daughter ripped the twenty-two-year-old carpet up from our stairs. Under the nasty, old carpet was beautiful hardwood. The only problem was that when the builders painted the trim, speckles of paint dropped onto the stairs. Before I stained and polyurethane the stairs, I needed to …

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