by JoAnna Fannin One of the biggest blocks in many Christian’s lives – that keeps them from walking in freedom – is shame. Shame is defined as a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety. Our human nature has typically been conditioned to avoid the pain of embarrassment or humiliation, so when we find ourselves guilty, falling …
The Consequences of Careless Words
“I tell you, on the day of judgement people will give account for every careless word they speak for by your words you will be justified, and by words you will be condemned.” Matt. 12:36-37 I’m not sure that there is more sobering verse I could type at the top of this page, but there it is. I was just …
The Heart of the Matter
“I never set out to rebel, I am not a rebellious person, I just followed culture and was living in ignorance. Not only does this line of thinking lead down a path to anxiety, stress, and more rebellion, but I got hit in the face with this question, “Who is the point, what is the point here?” In the entire response that I just wrote out the point was me. I was fixing, and deciding, and controlling, and doing…every part of it was self- focused for the sake of outer appearances.”
The Journey of a Dying Seed
“The seed has to die before the roots can grow deep…”
Shaking and Awakening
By JoAnna Fannin There’s no doubt that we are currently living in an uncertain, and disrupted season. Up until a few weeks ago the word Pandemic was just a board game we played, or a wild concept that kept us on the edge of our seats at the movies. Yet, here we are living in the middle of a time …