The Wholehearted Blog

Needed and Needy

See, I need Him like I need sleep, showers, food, and friends. I need His love, grace, joy, peace, forgiveness, and help more, the more I’m needed!Yet, motherhood often interrupts...

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Motherhood is Hard and Glorious

Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy, we do not give up. (2 Corinthians 4:1 CSB) Sharing the love of Christ, speaking His words to them, and...

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Persistent Prayer Matters

I encourage you to change your perspective on prayer. Jesus told His disciples to ask, seek, and knock. He wants us to do the same–not because He guarantees that we’ll...

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Conditions of the Heart

Scripture is known for using many agricultural references to communicate ideas of the Kingdom. Unfortunately, all I can associate agriculture with is death. Even more unfortunately death does have a...

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Apathy

Bring me low It’s there where I’m best

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Beautiful Desperation

Constant suffering will do one of two things: it will either cause one to become resentful and bitter, possibly blaming God, or it will cause a deeper desperation and faith...

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When you don’t Trust the Bible

It’s tempting to be a bit of a mother bird and usher you into all the reasons for belief that I’ve found to quickly comfort you, but I (Or your...

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Quiet time and My Emotions

So, is there any place for my emotions in my relationship with Jesus? I’ve learned three things about emotions and where they rightly fit in my relationship with Jesus. 

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Cultivating a Hunger for God’s Word

We too are hungry. We too have growling bellies demanding to be filled. So we do. We fill them with whatever we can think of to gain momentary relief and...

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