In my teens, as a new Christian, I made a chart and mapped out the Fruits of the Spirit intending to “put them on” one by one a month at a time. I was a star student of the try harder/“check list to be a good Christian” mentality. I figured I had the “big sins” […]
Think about how you talk yourself. Are your words kind, helpful and productive or critical, shaming, deflating? Would you say those same words to someone you love? How we treat ourselves directly reflects how we treat others. And far too often our inner dialogue is filled with phrases, judgments, accusations and ugly words that we would never say to […]