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Posted January 25, 2018 Anxiety

Vision Problems

I learned something about myself in 2017. It was something I think I was vaguely aware of. It was something I thought was not a big deal. It was something … Continue Reading Vision Problems

Posted January 2, 20181 Comment Anger

The Power of Gratitude

I’m not one to keep a diary or journal. I’ve found that it’s too easy for me to slip in to negativity, so I avoid writing regularly unless it’s in … Continue Reading The Power of Gratitude

Posted December 30, 2017 Circumstances

Ephesians 5 speaks of our new identity in Christ. As new creations, we live by a different standard. The change that takes place in our hearts results in a change … Continue Reading 2017: The Year in Song

Posted December 29, 20171 Comment Emotions

2017 // this is how I fight my battles

2017 was a hard year for me; my hardest yet. I have had to rely on everything I’ve learned and been taught in my life; things that I have … Continue Reading 2017 // this is how I fight my battles

Posted October 31, 20171 Comment Anxiety

How To Be Blessed With Peace

Are you stressed? overwhelmed? fearful? The incredible promises of peace in God’s word are for YOU. Unfortunately, even though we know this, there is often a disconnect between what we know and what we do; a disconnect between what we want and what we’re actually experiencing. God has promised us peace; we want peace, we need peace — but we’re not getting it. Why? What can we do to get it? Listen to this sermon by my late father, Pastor Mike Ellis, to find out how to be blessed with peace.

Posted October 5, 2017 Anger

Waiting Well

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We like control. We crave control. Our first reaction when life starts to spin is find a way to fix it. Control. Manage it. Control. And when we can’t fix it, and can’t manage it, we block it out and begin to focus on what we can control in the moment (or at least, what we think we’re controlling).

I have discovered that God doesn’t just “allow” pain – he uses it, on purpose, in each and every one of us. There are some lessons that cannot be learned through ease and comfort. And there are some things we’ll never change, some sin we’ll never forsake, until God uses pain to get our attention. Therefore, pain is not just inevitable; it is necessary.

Our response to pain reveals what we truly believe about God.