Category: Spiritual Warfare
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Unraveling
Life, and all of its demands, has a characteristic way of completely steamrolling us until we are stretched too thin to keep up the pace any longer. 😮💨 It’s puzzling to try to understand how we can be “too much” for some while simultaneously “not enough” for others, when all you really want to be…
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When Prayer Doesn’t Sound Like Poetry
Last week had more hits than Casey Kasem & by Friday morning I was feeling crushed & discouraged. I knew it was a spiritual attack, but my heart was still heavy & I just couldn’t shake the heaviness or stop the constant loop of pain replaying in my mind as I grasped for understanding. I…
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“Peace, No Peace”
Every time I witness someone trying to relate to & understand sin, making excuses for it & attempting to accept “just a little bit of sin”, I am reminded of a movie scene that was seared into my adolescent brain – not realizing until pretty recently – why it has remained so unsettling & replays…
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Community Can Be Tricky, But God Isn’t
The enemy has nothing new. His tactics are the same. He comes to “steal, kill & destroy.“ If we have a genuine, personal relationship with Our Father, we know His voice & can easily discern the lies of a counterfeit. We can walk in His will, so that being outside of it feels foreign &…
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Psalm 32: “The Joy of Forgiveness”
Psalm 32 is my FAVORITE because I have experienced these words very personally, during my encounter at a Deeper Still retreat. I realize now, after leaving that place radically transformed in just a short weekend, that very few TRULY comprehend the weight of this because they have never experienced true freedom or even realize that…
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Fountains & Drains
Years ago, after a short interaction with another lady, my friend turned to me and said, “I love her to pieces…but she absolutely drains me sometimes.” I didn’t fully understand what she meant, at the time, but the thought lingered. Of course, I tend to overthink everything and I’m a chronic people-pleaser, so I obviously…
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Every Day Faith
We don’t fight against flesh and blood, but some days it is harder than others to remember that and to keep offense from reaching my heart. To keep from growing weary in doing what I KNOW is right, not what is easy. 💔 I prayed for years for God to take away the burden on…
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My Deeper Still Experience
By: Brittney Mariner
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But…How Will I Know?
As a naturally skeptical type of person, (some may argue that a better term would be “stubborn”, but I digress…ha!) I generally need to do some deeper research to gain a better understanding and truly accept something presented. Someone recently referred to this as “head knowledge”, and that challenged me. I’m learning that this is…
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Speaking Out: My Post-Abortion Story
I’ve struggled so much with how to title this entry. Is there even a good title for exposing such a heavy secret? The answer is no. Exposing darkness is never graceful or “fun”, because it’s a gruesome battle that challenges your every emotion. A battle of the mind, body, and spirit. It’s literally separating lies…
The Grace Pace 