Healing a Burned Soul

A line from Soul on Fire has been echoing in my heart. A little girl asks John, “If you could go back and stop it from ever happening, would you?” I sat with that question longer than I expected. Would I change it? Would I choose a different story if I could? Would I ask God to spare me the pain and suffering of every situation? As I kept pondering, the question widened. What if I had pursued being a doctor? When I was in elementary and middle school, I dreamed of becoming a

Parts one and two reflected God’s love and the lessons it has taught me along the way—truths carved into my life in quiet moments, in painful seasons, and in the spaces where I could only pray and trust. This final part is where those lessons settled into my bones. These are not theories or ideals—they are lived realities. They are what remained after the dust settled, after the wounds began to scar, and after I realized that survival was no longer the goal—living was. I pray

Here we go with part 2 of this one. Here is the recap 1. Treasure every moment—big or small 2. Not every good opportunity is obedience 3. Pain is not proof that God is absent 4. Gratitude is a form of seeing 5. God does not ask us to earn His approval 6. Letting go is sometimes an act of faith 7. The past holds wisdom the present often forgets 8. Small victories are still victories 9. Rest is holy resistance 10. Truth without love is noise 11. Waiting is not wasted time If Pa