Grace Additives Blog
Advent Devotional: Day 1
“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 ESV The news comes and the anxiety starts. My mind starts racing and the planner in me starts to panic. I learned early in life if I over…
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- Accountability with Grace
- Encouraging Others
- Identity In Christ
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- Prayer
- Relationships
- Shame & Shame-based identity
Dear Friend,
I have walked where you are currently standing. You are gripped with fear. The fear that others will know your secret or worse that he will return to your life and you have to face your assault in real time again. Keeping it in will only keep you rooted in place, surrounded by fear. Regardless…
Gratitude
What are you thankful for? How often do you think about being thankful? Thanksgiving is a thankful focused holiday. But do you sit down and contemplate being thankful for something every day? What about complaining? Do you grumble or complain every day? Which takes more effort, expressing gratitude or complaining? Ouch I have this thing…
Comparison + Competition
We teach our children to compete with one another. It is not a bad thing, but over time we learn to compare ourselves with others. Again, not always a bad thing; however, it can turn unhealthy pretty quickly. I learned at an early age that I did not measure up. Not by my Mother’s standards…
Walls
What do you think of when you hear the word “walls”? Of course, you think of buildings or houses. But what about the walls we put up around ourselves? Why do we build those walls? Who are we keeping out? Or who are we keeping in? I have built walls around me. I learned to…
Tear Down or Build Up
Do you find yourself tearing down others or building them up? Here’s a better question: Do you celebrate things in other’s lives that you feel you should get? Promotions? New Boyfriend? Or do you feel a little green monster of jealousy? Paul sets an example for us that we should try our best to live…
Friendships
As soon as I typed the word “friendships”, I heard the song “You’ve Got to Have Friends”. Yes, every person needs to have friends or at least a friend. But what is it about maintaining friendships that seems to be so difficult? I struggle to make friends. But once I do, I struggle to keep…
#DoItForJack
I recently was given three rocks. They were painted and had the hashtag #doitforJack. My friend told me a little of his story. She found a rock while in New Hampshire. She now has relocated it to Alabama and painted three (that I know of) rocks that I now have. Jack was twelve years old…
Panic Attack
Years ago, I had an event happen that left me scared, both emotionally and physically. The event severed friendships and bruised my relationship with my spouse. It also left me without a safe feeling at church. I had a community within my church, but when relationships within the group soured, I was left with deep…
