Spiritual Journey Blog

If you’ve ever said that, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common beliefs people carry—and one of the most limiting. This post is your invitation to step into creativity—not as an artist, but as a person made to create.

You don’t feel God's presence because there is too much noise in your day-to-day routine to hear him. We want the sky to crack open. We want Him to say, "Michele, do this." When we don't get the pyrotechnics, we assume we’ve been met with the same cold spiritual silence the Israelites felt during four centuries of slavery. Remember, Moses wasn't hunting for a miracle that day; he was just trying to keep track of his sheep.

While modern culture associates stillness with quiet meditation, the biblical command in Psalm 46:10 carries a much deeper meaning. In Hebrew, the word for "Be Still" is raphah. In this context, it doesn't just mean to sit in silence; it is an active command to "stop your busyness" or "drop your weapons".

“Mental Fog,” or as some call it, “Brain Fog,” is a constant inner noise that keeps us from focusing on the job at hand. Besides slowing us down as we try to complete projects, mental fog can lead to physical exhaustion, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and even spiritual exhaustion. When your mind is this crowded, it becomes difficult to notice the small reminders God places in your path to lead you back to Him.

Worldly abundance is often defined as a "very large quantity" of things like time, money, or patience. However, the problem with "more" is that there is never a ceiling; extra time is eventually filled and extra money is spent, causing that sense of abundance to slip away. In juxtaposition, spiritual abundance is about God’s grace being sufficient even in the middle of a mess.

Knowledge is generally an awareness, understanding, or specific information that you gain through experience, study, or observation. It is something that is learned. It requires you to make the effort to gain the awareness, understanding, or information. ​​ From a Biblical perspective, wisdom is much more than knowledge. Wisdom is divine insight that guides you in your life. Wisdom is a treasure given to you, and we should seek it out through our relationship with God. ​

How loud is your mind? Are you at peace, or does your brain run non-stop? Perhaps you’re replaying the last conversation you had at work, reviewing the schedule for your kids' activities, or thinking about what you need to discuss with your husband. All this noise creates a “mental fog”—and mental fog is a fast track to spiritual exhaustion.

The worldly view of abundance is having more stuff. Webster's dictionary actually defines it as “a very large quantity of something.” The problem with more is that there is never a ceiling for needing more. It happens slowly. Eventually, the extra time is filled, the extra money is allocated or spent, and you find your abundance slipping away. In juxtaposition, a spiritual abundance is all about God’s grace being sufficient in the middle of the mess.