Confessions of a Recovering Striver

 

 

Whit's Adventures and Blog

 

Welcome, friend! I'm Whitney Roehl, I'm a recovering Striver. What is a striver?

 

For me, it was constantly aiming for perfection, relying on my own ambition, strength, and ability. As a Christian, I'd ask God for help but He was my last resort, not my first. Nothing was ever "good enough"I constantly needed to do more, to have more.

I felt empty and exhausted.

 

When, I finally got to the end of myself, Jesus crashed in with His personable love.

Since then, I've repented of being self-sufficient, constantly striving. Now, I live surrendered. Join me, on this journey.

 

From Striving to Surrender Apr 02, 2024

Here's my Tuesday confession:

January of 2024, after doing a spiritual fast, God opened my eyes to how much I was focused on building mySELF... even in my faith.
 
It included all the "self's": Self-sufficiency, self-empowerment, self-development, and self-driven.
 
God revealed...
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My Illusion of Self-Sufficiency Feb 27, 2024

Last week, I listened to a teacher of mine, who's on fire for Jesus, share her testimony about leaving the worlds way of doing business to do business the Kingdom way - with Jesus at the center of it all.

As she shared her story, the Holy Spirit convicted me, graciously, of how I kept falling...

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