Hills and Valleys

Writing is the way I process things and I also know that there is power in the things we speak. Revelation 12:11 talks about overcoming the enemy by " the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony ." The enemy would have us believe our stories are too whatever. Too crazy. Too unrelatable. Too shameful. Too embarrassing. The enemy would like nothing better than to isolate us! By speaking what is going on in our lives and how God is molding us and what we battle, we remove the enemy's power to isolate. 2020 has brought much growth and we are only headed into our third month. I feel like I have lived a few lifetimes in just the last two months. My theme of the year has been, "Press in." God is building me up in leadership in my church. My relationships are stronger. I view myself different. I know who I am. But this has not come without cost. So I have to press in. I have had to drop some things to make room for what God has called me too. I ...