God is My Everything

A meditation. Of David. September 10, 2021 God is my refuge. God is my rock. God is my fortress. God is my strong tower. God is my helper. God is my friend. God is my lover. God is my counselor. God is my keeper. God is my healer. God is my shade at noon. God […]

Secure in Christ: An Introduction to Compassionate Self-Awareness

“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.” — August Wilson Up to this point we have done a lot of work—we know our attachment styles, […]

Voices

A confession. Of David. September 6, 2021. Like the humans in the garden, there are voices competing for my attention. Like Moses, how can I believe what I hear? Like David, when I am anxious I seek God’s face in prayer. Like Elijah, I listen for His voice, even in the noise. Like Job, I […]

Secure in Christ: Attachment Figures

Words Needed to Know: Mental representation Object permanence For the last two weeks we have been identifying our patterns and relations to love. We’ve assessed our levels of anxiety and avoidance and the breakdown of how our predispositions influence our thoughts and actions through whichever of the four attachment/relationship styles we fall into. Today we […]

Storm God

A psalm inspired by Mark 4:35-41. Of David. August 24, 2021. Time moves on— Life continues on as the day wanes. The dance of the colors in the sky signifies the close of the day and the deserved rest that comes with the night. As evening passes away to twilight, my heart settles. My soul […]

Secure in Christ: Attachment Styles

Last week we started off by looking at attachment patterns and our worldview when it comes to how we relate to love. We looked at anxiety, avoidance, and security and at the end we assessed ourselves on how much anxiety and avoidance we have in relationships. For the assessment I scored a 6 in the […]

Secure in Christ: Love Connections

For the next two months you and I will be traveling on a path that involves immense levels of self reflection, vulnerability, conviction, and a flurry of thoughts and emotions. You and I will be on a journey filled with healing, newness, and hope. You and I are going to heal. This series, Secure in […]

To the Creator

A petition. Of David . April 29, 2021. Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for all his good works. He is God of all creation, the God who brought order out of chaos. The Spirit of the Almighty l calms the raging seas. Even darkness is as light to you. Yahweh is king above all authority. Everything […]

Sit Down

This post is from 2019 and it serves as the prologue for the journey you and I are going to embark on starting next week. For the next couple of weeks we’re going to heal. But before we do that, we’ve got to sit down, be humble. God seems to enjoy having His way with […]

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Wednesdays are typically reserved for psalms, but today is no ordinary Wednesday. It’s Wednesday, August 4th, which means, IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! Since today is a special day, I’ve decided to do a special post in honor of one more trip around the sun. There are 24 things I am thankful for today. 1. I am […]