Elevated Faith Blog

You lose your job. You’re failing a class. You find yourself without friends. You’re stripped of someone you love. In stormy seasons like these, it can be hard to maintain hope.

While there’s nothing wrong with wanting to eat healthy or exercise more, scripture tells us that pursuing God should be our number one goal

One of the most popular symbols we sell on our apparel means that “God is greater than our ups and downs. Since this message is so much a part of what our brand is about, I wanted to give you some insight on what this design means to us.

It started when I opted to scroll on Instagram instead of read my Bible. And pushed off prayer until the wee hours of the night, falling asleep before really saying anything. 

Have you ever thought you handle stress and anxiety well? I have. I've always thought that I could just push through life, ignoring my sometimes crippling anxiety and stress and times simply just because I could. I liked being busy, working and taking risks.

Would you ever tell a friend that she isn’t worthy in comparison to someone else? That her skills and abilities don’t measure up to the people around her? That she looks, behaves, or works worse than everyone else?

We can all agree that not knowing where we'll be in a month, a year, or ten years from now can be pretty worry-inducing, so here's how to trust God in the uncertainty. 

We asked a group of individuals how Elevated Faith has impacted their lives and these are the responses we got back!

Our desire for control over our lives can lead to these thoughts taking over our minds, leaving us in an exhaustive state of anxiety for the days to come.

Here’s the thing – I am very, very single. I fervently prayed to find my future husband but when my final semester rolled around, I had to give in to the fact that I would graduate single.

You have to be diligent in your contemplation of your calling to assure you’re following His calling, not just what you desire your calling to be.

Fear can be found in anything. Any aspect of our lives can be confiscated by fear if we let it. But fear, and the reasons why we might be fearful, may not be rational. 

We all have the Spring and the Winter of our lives. The storms that break us down, and the sunny hour of life where we are lifted up. 

Before we were even created, Jesus knew everything about us, from the hairs on our head to our overall health, and He loved us. 

We may not be doing the sins that most people talk about such as partying, sleeping around, infidelity, etc., but we are still committing sin against God by telling Him we aren't good enough.

As we are discovering ourselves and who we want to be, culture pushes their own labels onto us. We feel like we fit into our society by trying to fit into the little box they give us.

Why is it that many of us are ok with the anxiety leading up to what we anticipate as a great thing, but as soon as an unknown experience becomes personal we shrink and hide?

For most of us, college is our first taste of true freedom of being completely on our own, but what do we do with that freedom?

This world offers numerous avenues of joy, satisfaction, and praise; all subjects we seek and desire, but tempt us on the lines of our faith.

I couldn’t breathe. My chest felt tight. I could feel the anxiety crawling up my throat, leaving room for small, inconsistent breaths.