by Carolyn Pereira | Jan 28, 2023 | Christian Goal Setting, Grace and Strength, Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, Relationship with God |
Today was a horrible day. Some would judge me and say I am oppressed by religious guilt over being human, maybe I even need counseling to help myself believe that the “petty things” I regret are truly petty. But, I know it’s more than that....
by Carolyn Pereira | Jan 19, 2023 | Grace and Strength, Intimacy, Relationship with God
Someone very dear to me confessed to me once ‘but I just don’t love God like that! if heaven is all white robes, playing harps and praising God all day, I’m not even sure I want to go there” This may be a trite and imperfect description of...
by Carolyn Pereira | Aug 5, 2022 | Grace and Strength, Personal Growth, Spiritual Fitness
The ability to make sacrifices in service of a greater good is the hallmark of maturity. – Jordan Peterson Despite the horrors and negative connotations connected with its name, all mortification means is simply that one chooses what is right over how they...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 22, 2022 | Endurance, Grace and Strength, Quiet and Listening to God
Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor afraid. – John 14:27 Peace is one of those words that gets tossed around a lot, especially in discernment circles. It’s so simple people...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 8, 2022 | Grace and Strength, Relationship with God
I almost titled this post, “What’s Religion got to do with it?”, but the other title was better for SEO 🙂 Nevertheless, the question still stands. More and more and more people are dropping by the hour into believing that it it doesn’t have...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 1, 2022 | Grace and Strength, Personal Growth, Relationship with God
I was talking to a friend the other day. “What should I do if I just feel blah about God?”, she asked, “I’m just not growing any more – not motivated, not changing – it’s tempting to just give up on God’s even being real at all. Where is the excitement, the...
