Emotions: Controlled or Controlling?

I climb aboard the car and buckle myself in. The harness is strapped in tight. The car starts to move forward and there is excitement as I, and the people in front of me, rise into the sky. There is a thrill of being above the ground, an air of appreciation of the view below. There are shrieks and the laughter all around.

Mistaken Identity

It was November and I was on the verge of completing my Bachelor’s degree. The end was at the tips of my fingers, yet I couldn’t quite touch it. It was a time of the mad scramble of writing up final assignments, finishing off a block of work placement and working my part-time hours. I was stricken with anxiety in the midst of fighting a deadly battle for life and health.

Friendship

The lessons of growing up never get old. Society’s milestone of turning the legal age of 18 does not mean our brains automatically become filled with all things wisdom and knowledge. I am sure there are some people who think that happens. But to remain grounded in the tumultuous journey of life, I think it is important to be open to what you can learn and how you can grow.

This Season of Singleness: Doomed or Destined?

I grew up with the expectation that I would be married by my early twenties. I expected I would be able to have as many children as I decided (which changed from 2-6 multiple times!). It did not occur to me that I might be single for an undetermined time. The people that I knew who were single past their twenties were few and far between. In my mind, eventually they would get married.

Enter my late teens. Despite what I knew of God’s standards for Christian relationships, I turned away from, ‘do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers’ (2 Corinthians 6:14). I thought I knew better. I thought that being with someone, even a non-Christian, was better than being single.

In the beginning...

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

I always struggle with titles of blogs, not to mention blog post titles. I am hardly going to go ‘back to the beginning’ of my life or when ‘this’ started or anything. This is going to be the beginning of choosing to see the grace in all seasons of my life. It’s going to be a way to look forward.