Feeling Alone? A Prayer for When Life Feels Too Heavy | Stronger Together
Loneliness doesn't always look like being by yourself. Sometimes it's carrying responsibilities, disappointments, and unanswered prayers without ever letting anyone know you're struggling — standing in a crowd where you see everyone, but it feels like no one sees you....
A Heart That Continues to Seek God’s Direction | Walking in Spiritual Discernment
It's easy to finish a devotional series inspired — and then slowly slip right back into old habits. The distractions return, life gets busy, and what once felt like intentional connection quietly becomes occasional. In this closing prayer of the series, Valarie...
Walking in Spiritual Discernment | Walking in Spiritual Discernment
Sometimes the hardest part isn't hearing from God — it's living each day trusting that He'll still lead, still speak, and still work, even when life feels uncertain. In this closing prayer of the series, Valarie gathers the threads we've walked through all month: how...
Walking Confidently in God’s Direction | Walking in Spiritual Discernment
Have you ever faced a problem so much bigger than you that you thought, "I can handle one of these, but not all three at once"? Sometimes the first step forward is simply admitting you're overwhelmed and you need God to do what only He can. In today's prayer, Valarie...
Walking Confidently in God’s Direction Even When You Can’t See the Whole Path
Psalms 119 and 105 tells us that God's word is a lamp unto our feet and it lights our pathway and I think sometimes when we're dealing with fear and uncertainty not only does God tell us to have courage and to continue to to do it regardless but that we don't have to...
| Why Do I Keep Returning to the Same Struggles? | Walking in Spiritual Discernment
You lay it on the throne. You speak the Word over it. You cast it out — and then it makes another guest appearance. If you've ever thought, "Are you kidding me? I just got rid of you," you're not alone. In today's prayer, Valarie gets refreshingly honest about the...
Why Do I Struggle to Trust God’s Timing? | Walking in Spiritual Discernment
We live in a world of instant answers and immediate results — and if we're honest, we'd not only want everything now, we'd take the easy route to get it. But waiting can feel frustrating, especially when everyone else's life seems to be moving forward while ours...
Why Does Anxiety Keep Stealing My Peace? | Walking in Spiritual Discernment
Anxiety robs us of sleep, of energy, of the way we see things. It convinces us we have to solve everything ourselves and that the worst-case scenario is already on its way. And some worries we carry so quietly we rarely say them out loud. In today's prayer, Valarie...
Why Is It So Hard to Slow Down? | Walking in Spiritual Discernment
We fill every moment with noise — music, scrolling, something playing in the background. Stillness feels uncomfortable, almost unproductive, because somewhere along the way we forgot how to simply be with God. In today's prayer, Valarie talks honestly about how much...
| Why Do I Keep Looking for Validation from Everyone Else? | Walking in Spiritual Discernment
There's nothing wrong with wanting to do a good job — to be a good spouse, a good worker, a good friend. But somewhere along the way, the likes and the affirmations start carrying more weight than they should, and other people's opinions grow louder than God's voice....
