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 | Jul 26, 2022 | Personal Growth, Spiritual Fitness, When life is Hard
The word mortification is a terrifying one. It literally comes from the Latin mortificare that means “to put to death”, specifically, in traditional understanding, “the desires of the flesh”. It was considered essential for salvation back in...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jul 20, 2022 | Christian Goal Setting, Prioritizing your life, Self Care, Spiritual Fitness
I’ve often heard of the 4 “Pillars of Self-Care” (also called “Levels of the Self”/ “Aspects of Personhood” / “Facets of Wellness”) described as 4 legs on a table – you know, where if one of the legs is weak, the table is unstable? It’s an analogy I...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jul 14, 2022 | Prioritizing your life, Quiet and Listening to God, Relationship with God
Do you feel far away from God? Like He is there but inaccessible? In your mind He exists, but He doesn’t really care? You’ve been trying, but failing, and an actual relationship with Him is starting to feel indistinct, inapproachable, and unattainable?...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jul 6, 2022 | Identity, Prioritizing your life, Relationship with God
Are you wrong about your calling? You think your calling is to do something, to be someone great (even if it is only great to one person). To change the world, or at least your corner of it. You think your calling is to a particular state in life, or to a particular...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 29, 2022 | Christian Goal Setting, Prioritizing your life, Relationship with God
I saw a meme on IG just the other day that said, “God isn’t looking for slaves, He’s looking for lovers” and I instantly “hearted” it. What a beautiful, and true, reflection! However, as I reflected, I realized that there is so much...
