Letting go is not as easy as it sounds, so I don’t take it lightly. Earlier this year, I was led to face some issues from my past, things I thought I had dealt with. I didn’t enjoy it, but I know it was God’s way of leading me into more freedom. Letting Go is Difficult It’s difficult because to heal our past hurts, we first need to acknowledge them and then revisit the pain, which is hard. Although I was aware that it was just a process, I still felt the sadness of it, but more importantly, the injustice. I also had an underlying fear that I was going…

Many people get confused about the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. I was one of those people. I was afraid that if I forgave my offender, I would have to let down my guard and risk being hurt again. It didn’t feel safe or wise. In this article, I am going to explain what forgiveness and reconciliation are, and then show you how to move through the process of forgiveness. Reconciliation is different, so I will deal with that separately. What is Forgiveness? “Forgiveness is giving up resentment against someone and our right to get even no matter what has been done to us. It is the surrendering of my…

Forgiveness is for you, not them. We all know it’s good to forgive others, but why do we find it so difficult? It’s difficult because we don’t fully understand it. When we know why we need to forgive and how to go about it, it becomes a lot easier. My mother was good at teaching me the importance of forgiveness, but she failed to explain why I should forgive. It didn’t feel authentic for me to forgive others and then allow the bad behaviour to continue. So, I studied it further to get a complete understanding of why forgiveness is necessary and what steps I could take to find peace…

Reflecting on my journey of healing this week led me to the conclusion that Love Heals. When I started my healing journey, I hadn’t looked too far ahead, I just knew I needed to feel better. I could no longer live with the emotional pain that seemed to be dominating my life in my 20’s. I longed to be less agitated and more at peace with myself. I hated the constant feeling of uneasiness and low self-confidence. I appeared confident on the exterior (most of the time), and I was doing ok in life. I was nursing, had plenty of friends, good relationships, and enough money to do what I…

I’m so happy to be finally writing this post, as I know many people think the Christian life is all about painful sacrifice and hardship. They remember significant people in their lives doing everything for others while neglecting themselves. This was considered to be a good Christian way to behave and we should all feel so guilty for not being as self-sacrificing. Loving yourself was thought to be selfish. Well, thankfully I don’t believe that anymore, and so I don’t have to live my life feeling guilty all the time for not doing enough for others. I was taught to live this way, to always put others before me. It was…

Meditation is something almost everyone agrees is a good practice for quietening the mind and connecting with our deeper selves. We all know that being busy all the time is not the right way to live, but that’s how we are nowadays. Meditation has many benefits, it relieves stress, anxiety, and even depression. Learning to shift the focus from your mind to your heart brings greater inner peace and happiness. But, how does meditation help us to experience inner peace and happiness? It helps because it moves us out of our bad moods. Meditation helps to shift us out of our negative thinking patterns. The secret is to know that…