Blog | Kelly Adkins

isaiah project

you don’t have to hold it together.

You and I have no chance. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time …

isaiah project

a lullaby for dark nights

I hear it most often at Christmas, but this is no holiday carol. It is a lullaby for the blackest night — a lyric of hope for people walking in darkness, for people who cannot even imagine the dawn (Isaiah 8:20, …

isaiah project

the way out of pain.

Pain is a soul fog. We stand in the center and see nothing beyond the swallowing haze. The roads we knew were there — that our mind knows are still there – are invisible to the heart. At the end of …

Anxiety & Fear isaiah project

when the darkness is too much.

In the beginning, God set limits on the light and the dark. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. Genesis …

perfectionism

When you feel like you should be doing more.

Our world is constantly telling us to do more, but I believe God is calling us to *be* more: more prayerful, more joyful, more grateful, more faithful, more powerful. And here’s my promise to you and to myself lately: The …

Thought Life

How to face criticism.

Rule #1 in how to face criticism: It is foolish to listen to those who have done nothing but who criticize everything. I counseled someone last week who lives her life paralyzed by the negative things people on the sidelines …