Holly Stratton

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Category archives: Relationships

Learning To Love When The Christmas Cheer Runs Dry

It's inevitable that many of us will experience some form of relational hurt this Christmas season as we gather with family and friends. The Father of Lies feeds his soul on dishonesty, so it makes perfect sense that the fruit of love, joy and peace would be demonstrated the least when we're singing about it the most. Read more

Humbly Guarding Our Heart, Not Pridefully Protecting Our Heart

Protecting our hearts in pride is not the same as guarding them in humility. Prideful protection is concerned with survival, humble guarding is concerned with surrender. Prideful protection is consumed with saving self, humble guarding is consumed with dying to self. Read more