It’s no secret there’s a loneliness epidemic, but it can be hard to find good friends. Who is in your community matters not just for your mental health but for all areas of your health.

The first time I remember really feeling the pang of being a single person in ministry was my sophomore year of college. This was the year I transferred universities, and I was working for a church in my new college city. It was the end of my first semester, and I was at our staff Christmas party. Of the 10 or so people on staff within ministry focus, I was the only single person. Everyone else was between their early 20’s and mid-40’s, and I was the only unmarried one…

We’re often used to comparing ourselves to others, but what do we do when we compare our loved ones to others? In this post, Nyla shares her experience comparing her husband to others’ spouses, and how she moved from discontentment with her husband to gratitude.

Motherhood is difficult. You seemingly lose pieces of yourself while also finding new ones. It can often feel like a maze, trying to find the right emotions, paths and places. This is part of Chelsea’s journey to finding herself in Christ and her role as a mother.

Mother of four, entrepreneur, and fitness coach, Kelly Nickel is an incredible woman of God who using her powerful testimony to help others discover how to find joy in painful seasons of life.

“No matter how you’re wired— introvert, extrovert, socially adept or socially awkward— something in your soul longs for meaningful relationships with other humans. We long to know others and be known by them.” Connection is something we all desire from life.

Toxic relationships are so dangerous because they can be hard to identify and even harder to walk away from. I pray you have the courage to walk boldly in the pursuit of bravery, of hard decisions and of feeling whole again. Know that you are never alone in your struggle, and there is more for you.

A lack of physical connection does not have to mean our souls have to suffer as well. After all, it is not good for man, or woman to be alone.

In the age of women’s empowerment, why is it so hard to look beyond ourselves and truly support other women?

We weren’t created for perfection, we were created for connection. And when we choose to weather our struggles alone, we are robbing others and ourselves of the opportunity to experience that intended connection. To show love and receive love the way God calls us to.

Choosing is a gift we have been given for better or for worse. Being intentional in life, relationships, health, and anything else just doesn’t happen; it’s not accidental. We have to commit to it.