Is God good? Your initial response may be the one you learned in church or Sunday school; “God is good. All the time.” But what about your internal emotional reaction? It’s one thing for your head to “know” the “right” answer. It’s quite another for your internal nervous system, your feelings, to enthusiastically affirm the... The post Is God Good? Healing your Connection with God appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
Ever feel disappointed with your life, wondering Is this all there is? Get up and go to church. Serve on the volunteer team. Open your Bible app, read today’s verses; check. Show up at small group. Pay your tithe. Did I even pray today? Try to ignore your vague sense of guilt for feeling empty... The post Disappointed in an Empty Life: Is This All There Is? appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
What would following Jesus right now, today, look like? In the life you actually have. With the history, traumas, strengths, resources, struggles that are your bucket of “stuff” to walk through in real life. With the spouse, boss, parents, children, friends or lack thereof that are actually in your world. Sometimes we believe that if... The post Transformation Starts Here: Following Jesus in Your Actual Life appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
What’s it like to be on the other side of you? If you were your friend, husband, wife, child, employee, boss, pastor, parishioner, what would it be like to be in relationship with you? And are you having the same effect on people that Jesus did? It’s human nature to fall into the mindset that... The post Do You Have the Same Effect on People that Jesus Did? appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
A husband I’ll call George feels paralyzed. He knows things aren’t well in his soul or in his marriage, but he feels stuck. He wrote to me; “I’m afraid to change or address how I do things.” He’s had no experience in facing hard things and doing the work to move forward and discover something... The post 5 Ways You May Be Afraid to Change and What to Do About It appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
Some words are pregnant with emotional weight. Purity is such a word. At its best, it conveys the idea of wholeness, integrity, unmixed with contaminants, such as in pure gold. Purity is a Biblical concept, though not usually in the way most people think. But for many today, purity is a dirty word because its... The post Purity: More About the Inside than the Outside appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
Many people who are seeking to follow Jesus struggle with their sexuality. You might be like Paul, doing what you don’t really want to do or not doing what you know is right and good (Romans 7:15-19). Your thought life or fantasies or behaviors might feel out of your control, and you hate it. Along... The post How to Consecrate Your Sex Life to Jesus Daily appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
What is Jesus inviting you into? Steve imagined a life of striving and trying harder, never feeling like he could measure up. Marianne imagined it would be sad, painful, and lonely, hoping eternity would finally bring some relief. What do you expect from walking this journey of transformation? Specifically when it comes to sexual wholeness,... The post What Does Sexual Wholeness Look Like? appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
When the sun sets, how often do you worry that it’s gone forever? Probably never. If you’re sick or lonely, you might dread the night. Or perhaps you look forward to rest. You may toss and turn, or sleep eight uninterrupted hours. The night might feel too long or too short. But one thing you... The post You’re Not Too Far Gone: The Hope That Changes Everything appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
You’re not married. And you’re in good company. Unmarried adults now outnumber married adults in the US and in many other countries. Whether your relationship status is never married, divorced, widowed, or “it’s complicated,” you still need intimacy. So what does intimacy for singles look like? The Christian church has not done a very good... The post What Does Intimacy for Singles Look Like? appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
I can’t be vulnerable; people will walk all over me. … People don’t like my honest self, so I have to keep pretending. Sentiments such as those highlight the challenges of finding true connection. It feels dangerous, but part of you wants it. You know you need it. Let’s explore learning to navigate these tensions... The post 4 Tensions to Manage so you can Experience Authentic Intimacy appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
You were created in the image of God, with the need, desire, and capacity for intimacy. That need is part of your very DNA. It’s close to the core of your being. It’s no wonder the enemy has worked so hard to steal, kill, and destroy in this area. And intimacy gone wrong doesn’t only... The post Intimacy Gone Wrong: the Biggest Obstacle to Connection with God appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries
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One might think that something as vital to our wellbeing as intimacy is wouldn’t be so hard. But it is. You’ve been seeking it ever since you came into this world, and your attempts at true connection have often, perhaps almost always, ended in pain. The ache in your soul may feel raw and bleeding,... The post Five Reasons Why Intimacy Is Hard: What No One Tells You appeared first on Dr Carol Ministries.| Dr Carol Ministries