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Blog | Fight-or-Flight Response | God's Word and Truth | Identity in Christ | The Armor of God | The Enemy

Combatting the Fight-or-Flight Response With The Armor of God
ByKatherine Wisniewski July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do I do the things I don’t want to do? Unfortunately, for me, it had become a recurrent question. You see, I’d been a Christian for years, decades even. Yet when faced with conflict, I always had a Fight-or-Flight response. I got angry, verbally defended myself, or ran away from the situation or relationship.

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Blog | God's Refining Process | Suffering & Trials

The Truth About Trials
ByKatherine Wisniewski July 2, 2025October 9, 2025

t’s easy to imagine that when we become a Christian, our world will become perfect. Or as Katie says in the Dr. Seuss movie Horton Hears a Who, “In my world, everyone’s a pony. And they all eat rainbow’s and poop butterflies.” But unfortunately, this is not the case. Accepting Jesus as our savior means we will one day live with Him for all of eternity, where there is no more pain or tears.

But until we die and go to heaven, we live on Earth, Earth hasn’t been a perfect place since Adam and Eve ate fruit from the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden. Now, sin and death reign over the Earth. “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12, NIV).

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Blog | Control | Following God | God's Word and Truth | Gratitude | Prayer | Surrender

Letting Go of Control
ByKatherine Wisniewski June 4, 2025June 15, 2025

I’ll admit it. I am a control freak. I don’t necessarily boss everyone around. Instead, I try to control every aspect of my life. I strive to know all the details and plan ahead. Then, I fret, worry, and overthink…

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Blog | God's Grace & Forgiveness | God's Love | Parenting | Self Care | Simplify Life | Stress / Anxiety /Worry / Overthinking | The Enemy

Mom: Mayhem Or Magic?
ByKatherine Wisniewski May 7, 2025April 12, 2025

Are you a stressed-out, anxious, exhausted mom? Is there a recurrent pattern of “if only” in your mind? If only I could get more sleep. If only I had more time. If only I knew the right way to do this. If only I knew the right words to say. If only I had more patience. If only I could be a better mom like ____.

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Blog | God's Help | God's Love | Life's Struggles | Waiting / Patience

HUG – Held Until God Moves
ByKatherine Wisniewski April 23, 2025April 2, 2025

Why are hugs so magical? Sometimes, all we need is a hug to melt away all our stress, make us feel safe, calm the storms raging in our minds, and reassure us everything will be okay. When life gets tough, we need a warm embrace—not words, not advice, just a hug to make us feel better. Why? Hugs let us know we matter and are loved.

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Blog | Dreams | God's Word and Truth | Prayer | The Enemy

Bad Dreams Don’t Have To Ruin Your Day
ByKatherine Wisniewski April 9, 2025March 13, 2025

Have you ever woken up from a bad dream that left you unable to sleep? Perhaps our bad dreams are more than our imagination. Maybe the enemy is hurling lies and insults at our subconscious mind.

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Blog | God's Calling

Who Am I To Think I Could Help God?
ByKatherine Wisniewski March 26, 2025April 8, 2025

Sometimes, I wonder how God could ever use me. I have a sinful past. And even though I am a Christian now, I still make mistakes. I’m an average woman, wife, and mom. I am not a public speaker. I don’t have any formal writing or Biblical training. “Who am I to think I could help further God’s kingdom?”

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Blog | God's Goodness | God's Grace & Forgiveness | God's Help | Praise / Worship | Sin

Psalm 34: A Song of Praise And Promise
ByKatherine Wisniewski March 12, 2025January 9, 2025

Have you ever messed up and felt unforgivable? Sadly, I have. When my daughter was twelve, I walked into the house with my arms full of groceries and tripped over her backpack, nearly falling. Rather than simply asking her to put it away, I lost my temper and barked at her about being more respectful. As the words flew from my mouth, I noticed the new friend she’d invited over and the look of horror on her face, and I was reminded of David when he wrote Psalm 34.

Whenever I’ve made mistakes, I’ve felt unworthy of God’s love and wanted to run from Him due to my shame. But when I read Psalm 34, I find genuine encouragement because it demonstrates God’s grace. It shows God is with us, helping, healing, and delivering us even when we are at our worst. All that is needed is a humble, repentant heart seeking God.

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Blog | Feelings / Emotions | God's Grace & Forgiveness | Identity in Christ | Sin

When You Know Your Identity But Don’t Act Accordingly
ByKatherine Wisniewski February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Is there a difference between knowing who God says you are and acting like that person? I once thought there must be some magical way to get God’s truth of my identity from my head to my heart. There must be a trick to actually “receiving” His gift of love and feeling the freedom His word promises.

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Blog | Feelings / Emotions | Life's Struggles | Prayer

Are Tears Prayers?
ByKatherine Wisniewski February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Recently, I saw a beautiful plaque on Etsy reading, “Tears are prayers too. They travel to God when we can’t speak.” Then the creator listed Psalm 56:8. But when I looked up the verse, it read: “You have taken account of my miseries; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?” (Psalm 56:8, NASB) So, I wondered if this interpretation of the verse was correct. Are tears prayers?

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