Restoring Hearts Blog

“Authority exercised with humility and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live.” C.S. Lewis I’ve started to meet with a Christian therapist for leadership coaching. I want to gain insight and encouragement so I fulfill all of God’s assignments. It was revealed at the end of my first session, that I need to walk in authority, with confidence. For years, I’ve prayed to walk fully in my God-given authority, but it seemed I held back. As I

“Any time our deepest desire is for something other than God because we think that will satisfy or rescue us, a dangerous ‘soul idol’ is forming.” Dee Brestin My first hint I would one day become a teacher, came as a fourth grader, when I played school in my bedroom. As I got older and watched how students tried to take advantage of substitute teachers, I vowed never to become one. A substitute is “a person or thing that takes the place or function of another.” Today while tr

“A self-promise is an agreement with ourselves that binds us.” Thom Gardner I received many of my sister’s clothes growing up, because I was the youngest daughter. Hand me downs is good stewardship. But in the emotional realm, there are unbeneficial kinds of hand me downs we can pass on to our children and others. As long as I live I will pursue emotional wholeness, for that’s how God has wired me. My motivation to have my heart made whole is to have closer connections with G

“Spiritually, addiction is a deep-seated form of idolatry. Addiction displaces and supplants God’s love as the source and object of our deepest true desire.” Gerald G. May Sugar. I’ve devoured more than my fair share of it this holiday season! The past few years I’ve been fairly committed to the Paleo Diet, eating mainly meat, fruit and vegetables. I had forgotten though how easy it is to become addicted to sugar. Now I crave sweets and chips and have less energy and focus. A

“Things are out of control because you are in control. God is asking us to yield completely so He can surround us with His protection and care.” Lisa Bevere A few months ago I discovered what happens when you’re 30,000 feet up in the air and your body decides it wants to pass out in response to feeling nauseated. I can say I was definitely not in control of that situation! Fortunately though, God was. The root of control is fear. When we struggle with insecurity, we do whatev

“There are times when it seems as if God watches to see if we will give Him even small gifts of surrender, just to show how genuine our love is for Him.” Oswald Chambers I’m a planner. It must be one of the “teacher” chromosomes in me. The downfall of this trait is it’s hard for me to let go of original plans and switch gears. I like to stick to plan A and not go on to plans B or C. My family knows if they come up with a different idea, I will need time to surrender plan A fr