Have you ever felt absolutely empty, like you woke up one day with a deep aching in your belly, but no matter what you did, you just couldn’t shake the feeling? Then, as you walked throughout your day, week, or month, you started to wonder, “Why is everything going wrong, and why is the Lord allowing this to happen to me?”

Have you ever felt like giving up and just throwing in the towel? If I’m being completely honest with you, I have more than once. I have felt the world pull me in various directions, I’ve allowed myself to be swayed by the evils of this world, and I have even given in to temptations. I don’t know about you but man alive, life can throw some curveballs at us and earthly wisdom tells us we need to compare ourselves to other women whose life appears to be easier than ours. But I’ve found that in order to shift my mindset and perspective I need to lean into the word and put my faith in my Father above.

I wish I could wipe away every hurt, rejection, and loss the world has thrown at you so that you wouldn't have to experience the deep wounds and heartaches that are inevitable to happen to us on this side of heaven. But, I do know that though I can't protect you from hurting, the Holy Spirit that Christ guaranteed to us can provide the healing your hurting so desperately needs. Who is the Holy Spirit, and how does he heal our heartaches?

Has anxiety ever weighed so intensely on your heart that it consumed your thoughts, even as you spent time with friends? We’ve all experienced those moments where we were physically present but mentally absent because we were immensely enthralled in our doubts, anxieties, and fears. The night comes to an end in a blur as we can’t remember what was said amongst our friends, but we vividly remember the torment of our mental anguish.

Have you voiced your emotions and instantly regretted them? Do you wish you could rewind those past two seconds to have a do-over?

I wanted to be like her. Her being the woman who had confidence in who she was, and when she spoke, all I could hear were her unspoken words, "I am free from my insecurities."