by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jan 23, 2026 | Christian Living, Leadership, Spiritual Growth, Surrender
I know that sentence can sound heavy, but I actually find it freeing. We are never at the end, until we are. Maybe you’re reading this today and you are discouraged. For whatever reason, you you feel you’ve come to the end of something. Maybe it’s...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Oct 15, 2025 | Christian Living, Church, Pentecostal, Spiritual Growth
Have you ever wondered if God was trying to speak to you—but you weren’t sure how to tell? Maybe you’ve prayed, “Lord, I want to hear You,” and then found yourself second-guessing every thought or feeling that followed. You’re not alone. I hear from God on a daily...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Sep 3, 2025 | Gifts of the Spirit, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare
Are you tired of being deceived by people? I get it. I’ve been taken in more times than I’d like to admit, and I always end up kicking myself for falling for it. Few things are as frustrating as realizing you’ve been led to believe something that wasn’t true —...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Aug 21, 2024 | Spiritual Growth, Christian Living
A few years ago, my therapist told me, “Stop doing anything you can’t be happy about.” I thought, Really? Are you serious? Who is happy clappy about everything? I hate cleaning the bathroom. But I do it. I detest cleaning out the refrigerator every...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jun 18, 2024 | Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Disciplines
God has been calling me to a place of depending on Him rather than some of the things and people I depend on so much. I’m not saying God has called me to be totally independent of others, or resistant to receiving help. I know as human beings we are wired for...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jun 12, 2024 | Spiritual Disciplines, Soul Care, Spiritual Growth
For all of my teen and adult life, I have heard many Christians around me speak of the need to be fed. And truthfully, I’ve never understood it. I am always spiritually full, unless I decide for some reason to not feed myself that day. I do not wait for anyone...
