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One of Celebrate Recovery’s analogies in particular has helped me better understand my hang-ups and habits; Celebrate Recovery compares our character defects to garden weeds. My struggle was bulimia. Like the top of the weed poking through the soil, my habit of bingeing was anchored and nourished by its root. In my case, anxiety and…

Making decisions in the light When my husband was a young man, he went to buy a car. He went to see it when it was nighttime. The car was parked under a dim street light. He liked what he saw and bought the car. Delighted to be driving his lovely white Ford Fiesta home, he parked it…

Do you remember learning to ride a bicycle? There were so many skills to grasp – such as pushing off, pedalling, balancing, steering – and then you had to learn to do them all together at the same time. Initially we probably needed someone alongside to guide and encourage.  Most of us will remember that…

When people hurt and rejected me, my response for years had been to binge. Praise God that when I found my identity and worth in Jesus, my view of self was transformed, and my strivings calmed. What people thought of me mattered less to me. One would think the ‘need’ to binge (on feelings of hurt…

This blog is a personal example of finding freedom from fear. Some years ago, I went through a significant time of persistent hurt. Praise God, the situation changed, and I’ve healed greatly from it. However, even years on, I have carried fear of it happening again. Perhaps past hurts have left you with fear too?…

Is it easy for something to knock your mood? What is it that tips you from feeling up to feeling down? I used to be ‘up and down’ depending on how I perceived life to be going. When something went well, I’d feel content; when I made a mistake, I’d feel like a total failure.…

Pouring God’s Truth on Our Character Defects It’s that time of year when we can spend more time in the garden or park, enjoying fresh air and sunshine (if we’re lucky!) We appreciate the beauty of late spring flowers, but will probably spot pesky weeds pushing their way through the soil too. The weeds may…

Buzzzzzzzzzzz!… Owwwwwww! When my youngest child was a toddler he was stung by wasp on a family day out at the beach. He yelped in shock at the unexpected attack. The subsequent redness and annoying itch made it difficult to forget the pain inflicted by the striped insect.  This little boy was terrified of being…

You are a work of art!  We each are God’s masterpiece, His handiwork, workmanship or creative work. “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 He has created each one of us the way He has for a purpose…