For those of us who may have lost loved ones or have never experienced a Christmas with loving family, it can trigger traumas from the past and we can find ourselves emotionally distressed. Let us all be encouraged that we serve a God who sees all of it!
I don’t know if you’ve ever felt used by God, by his church, or by other people, but if you have, I would like to invite you to surrender the need to be used for the opportunity to be cherished. It is far better on this side of freedom.
What you watch on TV is not reality… it isn’t real life or even true… everything is scripted, edited and produced to show you just what the producers and the money behind each want you to see.
This life is unfair. Our lives, our destinies, our purposes are portioned differently. But different does not mean less significant, and we are all called to steward what He has given us in His wisdom.
Mommas know that you are shaping and raising a child of God even when your days are tough and you don’t feel equipped or prepared.
Miriam shares how she escaped from all the rules and bondages of religion into a relationship of love with God
I’m okay with the unknown. I’m okay to move from unforgiveness and release those who have hurt me to the Father because, from where I sit, there’s no room or place for any of it. I will sit at my Father’s table and release my fragrance of Thanksgiving because here, at my Father’s table, is where I belong.
I know that there are probably really horrible things that might have happened to you. I understand that some trauma is so deep, that it seems like it will be there forever. And yes, I recognize there are a lot of details I don’t know about your story… But no matter what has happened: you are not a victim.
Imagine that hidden within is a caterpillar that’s dormant with the blueprint of a butterfly just waiting to be activated through total surrender and willingness
Miriam’s journey explores the pain of not belonging. She grew up in a multi-racial home with a Palestinian father and a mother with Dutch and German roots.
