Matthew Petersen
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When God Is Silent: Navigating Unanswered Prayer
It is a painful and isolating experience to pour your heart out in prayer and be met with a silence that feels deafening. In these moments, it’s easy for doubt to creep in, whispering, “Is God even there?” We believe that this “unanswered prayer” is not a sign of God’s absence but an invitation to
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Is Anxiety a Sin? Navigating Through Faith and Mental Health
Is it wrong to think that you can be a person of faith, trusting in a powerful and loving God, yet still feel your knees buckle under the weight of anxiety? To experience a tightness in your chest and a mind that won’t stop racing, even when you know you’re supposed to “not be anxious”?
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Tired of Being Lonely? How to Find and Be a Godly Friend
Are you tired of friendships that feel exhausting and unfulfilling? We’re living in a time of radical disconnection, but it’s not too late to reclaim the true, deep community we were designed to have. I’ve been feeling it for a while now. That nagging sense of loneliness, even when surrounded by a crowd. More and
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The Shame of Pornography: A Guide to Reclaiming Your Life
The Secret Shame You Carry in the Dark Is it too much to hope there’s a way out? A way to stop the cycle of shame and self-hatred that feels like a prison with no key? I’ve been that tortured soul, questioning everything, feeling like you’re the only one locked in this battle. Maybe you’ve
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Why People Shut Down When Someone Mentions Jesus (And What Works Instead)
Okay, let’s be honest. You know that feeling when you’re talking to someone about faith, and it’s like you’re speaking completely different languages? You’re sharing something that literally changed your life, and they’re looking at you as if you just called them a very offensive name. Maybe you’ve been that person getting the look. Maybe
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The Loneliness of Pride: Finding Connection Through Authenticity
You cannot confront what you will not admit. The lie wasn’t just what I told others, it was what I told myself. Every morning, I’d wake up in designer sheets, in a beautiful home, next to someone who loved and supported every choice I made. I had access to amazing things some people will never
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When Opposition Serves Divine Purpose: The Revolutionary Truth About Divine Assignments
When you reach spiritual maturity, you begin to understand a profound truth that changes everything: your most persistent opposition might actually be on assignment from God. This isn’t comfortable theology, but it’s a transformative reality that can revolutionize how you approach every challenge in your life. The Enemy’s Divine Assignment This is where it can
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The Fight You Think You’re Fighting: Understanding Your True Spiritual Battle
It’s 3 AM and you’re pacing the floor again. The same battle that’s been raging for months, maybe years, is keeping you awake. That toxic relationship that won’t resolve. The financial pressure that keeps mounting. The diagnosis that arrived without invitation. The betrayal that shattered your trust. The family situation that feels like it’s designed
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Loving the Unlovable: When Faith and Relationships Collide
Some relationships feel like emotional warfare. Here’s how to love someone whose choices tear at your heart without losing your soul in the process. This post is dedicated to my mother, who prayed for me without ceasing my entire life. Even when she didn’t agree with or understand the destructive choices I made repeatedly for
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Authentic Prayer : God Wants You to Be Real
Transform your prayer life by moving beyond habitual responses to genuine spiritual authenticity Are you going through the motions? You wake up, maybe you say a quick prayer, you go to work, you come home, you do it all again. It’s not bad, not exactly. But somewhere along the way, the deep connection you’re looking