Something can hurt and still not be yours to carry. Maybe spiritual growth isn’t about never having the old thought again. Maybe it’s recognizing it sooner – and choosing differently.
Author Archives: Kristine | Embracing the Journey
Entry 015 | What If the Answer Doesn’t Look Like the Answer You Were Waiting For?
Sometimes faith isn’t recognizing the miracle. Sometimes faith is staying open enough not to decide what the miracle has to look like. What if the answer is developing somewhere you haven’t been looking?
Entry 014 | The Words Didn’t Change. The Soil Did.
The words didn’t change. The soil did. Sometimes the most important growth happens before we can see it. Maybe faith isn’t about changing overnight – it’s about planting, tending, returning, and trusting that roots are growing.
Entry 013 | What Is Actually Mine to Carry?
There is a difference between being responsible and believing everything depends on you. Maybe surrender isn’t doing nothing. Maybe it’s learning what’s yours to do – and releasing what isn’t.
Entry 012 | What Do You Do With the Chapter You’re In?
Joseph couldn’t see the next chapter of his story. He could only decide who he would be in the one he was living. What if we stopped waiting for life to change before we started living it?
Entry 011 | Shouldn’t That Be Proof Enough?
The uncertainty hasn’t disappeared. But something inside of me has changed. The fear is quieter, I’m recognizing God’s voice more clearly, and I’m beginning to feel that freedom again. Shouldn’t I pay attention to that?
Entry 010 | You Don’t Need the Whole Map
I still don’t know what’s coming next. But somehow, I’m becoming less afraid of not knowing. Maybe faith isn’t being handed the whole map—maybe it’s trusting enough to take the next step without one.
Entry 009 | When the Words Start Changing You
I started this journey wanting to understand the Bible differently. I’m beginning to realize I’m not only noticing the words differently—I’m noticing myself differently.
Entry 008 | God Met Me There
Jacob realized God had been present before he even recognized Him. Eighteen years later, his story brought me back to the unlikely place where my own relationship with God truly began.
Entry 007 | Learning to Rest in the Storm
One week into this journey, my circumstances haven’t changed very much-but the way I’m responding to them has. Maybe faith isn’t about avoiding the storm. Maybe it’s remembering Who is still in the boat.