A Warning I Lied About
I was twenty-four, lonely, and certain I had only one option. So when God sent a warning I didn’t want, I rewrote it into permission — and called it a prophecy. This is the story of the lie I told myself, and what it cost.
I was twenty-four, lonely, and certain I had only one option. So when God sent a warning I didn’t want, I rewrote it into permission — and called it a prophecy. This is the story of the lie I told myself, and what it cost.
Discernment, Warnings & Protection
A reflection on the difference between judging a person’s soul — which belongs to God alone — and the loving discernment Scripture actually calls us to, from someone who remembers being the Christian others might have written off.
Discernment, Warnings & Protection
Learning to hear God isn’t about certainty or spiritual performance. It’s a slow education in trust — one shaped by patience, humility, and a God who stays with us as we learn to listen.
Discernment, Warnings & Protection
A quiet warning came before a moment I could not have anticipated. Only later did I understand that God was not stirring fear — He was offering protection.
Discernment, Warnings & Protection
We picture discernment as goosebumps and dramatic signs. Mostly it’s quieter and far more useful than that — a steady knowing in the middle of ordinary decisions. Here’s what it actually is, and how to tell it from mere discomfort.
Discernment, Warnings & Protection
For years I blamed caffeine and hormones. Then, at two in the morning, God named what was actually happening in my mind — and once it had a name, I finally knew how to fight it.