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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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Blog | Feelings / Emotions | Self Care

Strategies To Deal With Emotions That Are “Too Much”
ByKatherine Wisniewski January 29, 2025January 9, 2025

Have you ever felt your emotions were too intense? Perhaps someone has even implied you are “too much”: you are too emotional, sensitive, or dramatic. If so, then you aren’t alone. Some people just feel more deeply than others. But is this really a bad thing?

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Blog | God's Plan / Will | Grief | Healing

What If Healing Is Not Part of His Plan?
ByKatherine Wisniewski January 15, 2025January 9, 2025

I sustained a broken vertebra in a car accident and had been in a brace for more than 14 weeks when the doctors had told me it would only be 9 – 12 weeks at most. I wasn’t healing as fast as I was supposed to. So, friends at bible study kindly laid hands on me and prayed for my healing. But I wondered, will God really heal me? What If Healing Me Is Not Part of His Plan?

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Blog | God's Grace & Forgiveness | God's Love | God's Word and Truth | Holy Spirit | Sin

Try, Try Again
ByKatherine Wisniewski January 1, 2025January 9, 2025

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” This is advice we should all heed. Or should we? There was a point in my life when I thought if I just tried harder, I would stop letting God down. I knew that He forgave me when I sought forgiveness. But I was convinced that because I kept making the same mistakes again and again, I was a huge disappointment to God.

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Blog | Commands / Commandments | God's Love | Kindness | Salvation | Self Care

Kindness Makes Us Beautiful
ByKatherine Wisniewski December 11, 2024January 9, 2025

Sometimes, we all just need a little reminder. I was losing my mind and taking it out on the poor security alarm repairman when he gave me a half-smile and pointed towards me, indicating I should look down. That’s when I realized I was wearing my “Be A Nice Human” T-shirt. So, I immediately shut my mouth, burst into tears, then apologized profusely. The kind repairman handed me a Kleenex and said, “It’s OK.” I try to remember to always offer kindness because you never know what someone else is going through.

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Blog | Rest | Self Care | Soul

Rest For The Soul: A Self-Care Challenge
ByKatherine Wisniewski November 27, 2024January 9, 2025

Women in today’s culture wear many hats. We cook, clean, and care for the family’s needs, all while balancing a career, ministry, or volunteer work. Some say women are genetically predisposed to caregiving. Others would say it’s because we are socialized from the time we are born. But regardless of why this is the case, women are under a lot of stress. In fact, we should wear a cape instead of our many hats. It’s no wonder self-care has become such a hot topic in today’s culture.

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Blog | Change | Feelings / Emotions | God's Word and Truth | Prayer | Trust | Wisdom

Change is Hard But Beautiful
ByKatherine Wisniewski November 13, 2024January 9, 2025

People say we won’t change unless the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of changing. But why is it people hate change so much? Change is inevitable. Circumstances, finances, homes, jobs, people, relationships, and seasons all change. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NIV) However, there is one thing we can rely on that does not change: God and His love.” For I the Lord do not change.” (Malachi 3:6, ESV) “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end” (Lamentations 3:22, ESV)

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Blog | Direction | Distorted View of God | God's Grace & Forgiveness | God's Light | God's Love | Purpose | Salvation

God’s Light Illuminates Our Darkness
ByKatherine Wisniewski October 28, 2024January 9, 2025

Have you ever run away from God? I have. When I became a Christian I kept hearing about how I was supposed to behave. But because of my rocky childhood, I was a survivor. My coping mechanisms were keeping busy ,being perfectionistic with myself and others, and being angry when I and others couldn’t live up to my impossible expectations. But even worse, I saw God as a judgmental parent who rejected me because I wasn’t good enough.

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