https://essentialfaithjourney.com Updates from Paula Behrens https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/relationship-with-money https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/relationship-with-money <div>What if your money struggles are revealing something deeper than budgeting habits? An ancient biblical law still speaks to worth, debt, provision, and the freedom God desires for His people.</div>]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0500 https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/the-difference-between-coping-and-actually-being-free https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/the-difference-between-coping-and-actually-being-free <div>You can be functioning well on the outside and still be trapped by the same inner patterns. Here is the difference between managing symptoms and finding real freedom with God.</div>]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0500 https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/if-god-invites-you-close-what-does-holiness-mean https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/if-god-invites-you-close-what-does-holiness-mean <div>If prayer has started to feel distant, heavy, or strangely complicated, there may be more going on than distraction. Scripture shows us that nearness to God is holy, weighty, and deeply personal.</div>]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0500 https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/when-prayer-feels-more-like-performance-than-rest https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/when-prayer-feels-more-like-performance-than-rest <div>Many believers still feel like they must earn God&#39;s favor even after coming to faith. Discover how your identity as anointed and chosen changes everything about how you approach Him.</div>]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:27:00 -0500 https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/performance-drains-joy https://essentialfaithjourney.com/blog/performance-drains-joy <div>You may know grace in your theology and still live like belonging must be earned. Here is how performance-based faith steals joy and how God gently calls you back to rest.</div>]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:21:00 -0500