Healing Beyond The Pulpit

06/19/2026

Good morning!
Have a blessed and wonder day.

06/07/2026

The Overflow

My deepest longing is not for what God can do for me, but for more of Him. I want to dwell where His presence is familiar, His voice is clear, and His love continually transforms me. I have discovered that the closer I draw to Him, the more my soul realizes there is still more of Him to know. The overflow of God is not a destination—it is a lifelong pursuit of the One my heart loves.

05/30/2026

Fear Has Stolen Enough Time.

The greatest tragedy is not failure.
The greatest tragedy is allowing fear to keep you from discovering what God would have done had you trusted Him.

How many dreams have been delayed?
How many opportunities have been missed? How many prayers have gone unanswered simply because fear convinced you to stay where you were?
Fear will always show you what could go wrong. Faith reminds you of what God can make right.

Take the step.
Trust God.

The other side of fear may be the very place where your destiny is waiting.

— Mini Message with Sharis

05/29/2026

The Wound of Emotional Starvation

Sometimes grieving what never happened hurts just as much as grieving what did.

The marriage you hoped for.

The affection you waited for.

The emotional safety you prayed for.

The partnership you believed was coming.

The child you longed for but never held.

And the list goes on.

The pain of mourning what never happened can be just as impactful as the pain of mourning what was.

Yet the grief of the "never happened" is often overlooked, unacknowledged, and unrecognized. Many who carry this type of emotional pain are hesitant to speak about it. They fear others may not understand, minimize their loss, or fail to see it as legitimate grief.

Because this pain is often unseen, those who carry it may begin to feel that their emotions are unimportant, their losses insignificant, and their hearts invisible.

You might be surprised to discover how many people sit among us—in our families, our churches, our congregations, and under our leadership—quietly carrying this kind of sorrow. For years, they have suppressed, buried, and hidden the pain of what never came to pass.

While this response may seem understandable, it is not healthy. Unacknowledged grief does not disappear simply because it remains unspoken.

In both ministry and everyday life, we must learn to be sensitive to the needs of others, including the silent wounds they may never mention aloud. May God grant us wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and discernment as we seek to care for the hearts He places in our path.

05/27/2026

05/20/2026

We all long for peace, but sometimes life brings pain instead. Yet even in the midst of our pain, God is still working behind the scenes, orchestrating our peace.

When we truly learn to trust God with us, we can rest in knowing, it's working for our good. Pain is hardly ever easy to endure or accept as an act or will of God.

If we could only remember while in the midst of our pain, the pain that Jesus endured for our sake. Then try to imagine the pain that God endured while allowing it, just for us.

05/13/2026

TO EVERY WOMEN THAT HAS CARRIED PAIN QUIETLY WHILE STILL SERVING FAITHFULLY:

GOD SEES YOU!

Healing does not mean you never cried.
It means you kept trusting God while you did.

Do not confuse silence with weakness.
Some of the strongest women heal quietly
while still pouring into others.

People do not need a perfect vessel.
They need someone honest enough
to point them toward a faithful God.”

— Sharis L. Pitt