This post is not sponsored! I just wanted to share a some pictures of my refreshed hair color using Arctic Fox Purple AF (formerly Purple Rain) 💜
I needed to redo my roots but I didn’t have any bleach. But I read online where you could use baking soda instead. So I mixed some with 20 volume developer and I’m impressed with the results! 😁
I wanted to make this post because I had received a notification that someone had commented on one of my Instagram quote reels. The post was about God and the person had left a negative comment because of their own beliefs. My first thought was to respond and hope that I could say something that would possibly convince this person of why I believe the way I do or to change their mind. However, the Holy Spirit stopped me and changed MY mind. I decided that I wasn’t going to respond, but I’m going to pray for this person instead. I could sense this person was hurting & in my limited knowledge & understanding, nothing that I could do or say would make their hurt go away.
OUCH! DING DING!! HEART CHECK!!
I was so quick to reply in hopes of changing THEIR mind that the Holy Spirit had to stop me by changing MY mind instead regarding the situation.
Sometimes I think “we” as Christians instinctively have this need to “prove a point” and to tell everyone why “we’re right and everyone else is wrong”. I see it too many times, especially when tragedy strikes. Everyone is quick to jump on social media to voice their opinions and the moment someone comes along that disagrees with them, it gets ugly. We’ve suddenly forgotten how to respectfully disagree with someone and try to understand where they are coming from.
I do agree that we should stand up for what we believe in, especially when we see injustices done in the world, but I also believe that we as Christians shouldn’t be so quick to judge and point fingers. The moment something happens that we don’t like or agree with, instead of hoping on social media first to voice our opinions, or share a post that expresses our beliefs, we need to seek God’s face and see what He would have us do or say.
Life is too short! My peace & mental health are more important than trying to prove a point on social media. So, I’ve decided that I want to be known as someone who is loving, gentle, kind, and compassionate, especially with those who have different beliefs and opinions as I do.
Read A Prayer for Uvalde to Mourn with Those Who Mourn by Cheryl Gilbert – encouragement for Christian moms!
This picture of my dad and I is from the Father’s Day campaign video that the Children’s Home Society of WV posted to Facebook last year. My dad passed away a month after I started working for the society and I found out later from my aunt that she and him were both adopted from the agency. 🥰
I’ve included a link to the agency’s website below if you want to learn more about what we do to help the children of WV 😁
I wanted to share some of the ways that help me deal with anxiety and depression. I don’t talk about it very much, but since I’ve been seeing a counselor since 2019 & May is Mental Health Awareness month, I thought it would be a good opportunity to do so.
I’ve been struggling with anxiety & depression for over 10 years. It started out as minor stress after having surgery in 2008. Then leaving the church I was a member of in 2009 and dealing with some other health issues, it developed into anxiety and several bouts of depression.
Over the next several years I sought deliverance & prayer from other Christians who God graciously allowed to cross my path who were very compassionate & helped me deal with past traumas. But it wasn’t until 2019 when I started seeing a counselor on a regular basis. I had lost my grandmother in 2018 and ended up falling into depression again because of some things that were going on in my life at the time. I was referred to her through a member of the church I’m attending, since she used to be a member there and I’ve been seeing her ever since.
It’s been very helpful for me to have someone to talk to on a regular basis. Sometimes it’s good to talk to someone outside of your situation to help you see things from different perspectives or ways you hadn’t thought of before.
If you’re a Christian who struggles with anxiety or depression, it’s not your fault. It’s nothing to be ashamed of and anyone who says that you just need more faith, to pray more, or read your Bible more, is the one with the problem.
Tiffany Brown 
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