Restoring Hearts Blog

“If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.” Timothy Keller While cruising through Facebook, I stumbled upon this quote a mom had written to her daughter. “If I could give you one thing, it would be to see yourself through my eyes; then you’d see how amazing you really are.” When I read that I instantly thought of God, my Father, saying the same thing to me. Take a moment and reread the quote aloud as i

“When we yield to discouragement, it is usually because we give too much thought to the past or to the future.” St. Therese of Lisieux Discouragement enters through many doors, leaving us feeling “disheartened, deprived of courage or confidence, dejected or depressed in spirits.” Unfulfilled expectations, disappointment, failure and loss can cause discouragement to penetrate our hearts. We spiral down into the pit of discouragement when we listen to lies from Satan. Joyce Mey

“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” Samuel Johnson This summer while visiting Banff, Alberta, Canada, we went on a hike up the Valley of the Ten Peaks with our cycling group. Right from the get go I was huffing and puffing. Between the altitude and the steep climb, I wondered if I had made a mistake. I thought maybe I didn’t have what it took to make the climb. I pondered turning back and retreating to our room at the Moraine Lake Lodge. I wanted