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 | 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 carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Dec 11, 2021 | Quiet and Listening to God, Relationship with God, Seasonal Reflections
Lord, give me a quiet heart that does not ask to understand, but confident steps forward in the dark guided by your hand. – Elizabeth Elliot My word of the year for 2021 was “Silence” (which came hot on the heels of 2020’s, “Listening” – I guess God...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Mar 18, 2020 | Discernment, Quiet and Listening to God, When life is Hard
What are we supposed to think when God is silent? If He truly loved us wouldn’t He speak? We are seeking desperately for answers, for encouragement, for consolation… and yet we are met with quiet. Why? Did I do something wrong? Does He not love me? Does He not care?...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Dec 7, 2018 | Personal Growth, Prayer, Quiet and Listening to God, When life is Hard
Do you know what it feels like to be passing through a season of Spiritual Dryness? Where are all the warm fuzzies that you had when you started your journey? Maybe you haven’t done anything wrong. Perhaps, it’s just the opposite… Are YOU...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jun 22, 2018 | Personal Growth, Quiet and Listening to God
Do you talk too much??? You are not alone. Most people don’t even notice it. It is so common now that it is practically mainstream and even seen as a positive thing in many instances. It has taken me years to recognize it’s negative impact on my own life....