by Carolyn Pereira | Mar 31, 2022 | Fasting, Personal Growth, Relationship with God, Seasonal Reflections
How to fast without giving up food? Is that even possible? Isn’t fasting by definition, “the foregoing of food” (literally: “to abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink especially as a religious observance” (Oxford Languages)? But ever...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jul 25, 2021 | Endurance, Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, Spiritual Fitness
Wondering how to get motivated for the little mundane things you know you should do but they just don’t seem exciting enough to always move us for their own sakes… ie. Saying your prayers, getting out of bed, working out, having that conversation, kindness when you...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Mar 27, 2020 | Discernment, Endurance
I read the story of the Burning Bush with new eyes the other day… Did you know it is like an instruction manual to recognize and answer God’s call for your life? Yeah, me neither… Until now. Usually when a story from the Old Testament comes up, I...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Feb 26, 2020 | When life is Hard
Does it ever seem impossible to rejoice in difficulty? Let’s see if we can lessen some of the fear that’s involved. Lord, I’m here with You. I’m aching. Life hurts. I wish everything didn’t always have to feel so hard. But, Lord,...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jan 4, 2019 | Relationship with God
How do you know if you have a genuine relationship with God? In this new year, I want to challenge all of us to also renew our relationship with God – to recommit to the beauty, intensity and exhilaration that a life of following His plan brings. Let’s use...