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Benefits of Waiting

“It is in the waiting that you create the space you need to succeed.” tenaybenes.com Transitioning between seasons can be a tough experience. The tug-of-war between “almost there” and “not yet” can feel frustrating to even the most seasoned transitioner. Whether you’re a teenager anticipating your “launch” into young adulthood, but feeling overly constrained by…

marriage, psychology, waiting

2024-04-26
Something New for the New Year

Friend, it has been a loooong December 2023. Not only have we moved to a new state (again), and been busy trying to build relationships with new people (again), while also handling the fun-but-busy holiday season (again), but we also decided to dive into launching our first service line as Benes Companies just in time…

Benes Companies, healing

2024-01-01
A New Definition

Y’all, I’ve sat through a LOT of Bible studies, a LOT of seminary courses, and a LOT of sermons, but I have never heard the definition of the “Kingdom of Heaven” that I’m about to share with you. It’s the definition I recently heard from God after meditating on this question for months: “What is…

healing, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven

2023-12-05
One Year and Some Healing

…instead of saying, “I don’t know if I can do this”, I say, “I wonder how well I can do this.” tenaybenes.com I just took my annual Army Combat Fitness Test—also known as the ACFT—and I improved my ACFT score by over 50 points since this time last year! How did this happen? Well, I…

ACFT, CPTSD, fitness, PTSD

2023-07-27
A Deep Breath

I recently met someone who felt frustrated that the healing activities I was recommending in my YouTube channel just didn’t have any effect on her. She knew she needed some sort of breakthrough in her life because she was always mad at somebody, but she was grasping at straws trying to figure out where she…

breathing, healing

2023-07-13
An Unexpected Side Effect

It is a core truth of the healing journey that changes in your brain will cause changes in your body. Some people understand this because when they feel stressed, they get knots in their tummy, or when they feel relaxed, they can sleep more deeply. Those are decent examples of the brain-body connection but it…

prayer, prophecy, PTSD, weight loss

2023-07-12
Is Marriage Worth It?

Marriage for Wrong Motives When I was young, I dreamed about getting married because I believed it was my only chance of being loved. Since my parents didn’t love me, my husband would one day become my savior. The trick would then be to get married as quickly as possible so that I wouldn’t be…

faith, healing, inner healing, mart iage, singleness

2023-06-26
Does Healing Ever End?

I’ve been asking God this very question for nine years, ever since I got on my healing journey from PTSD. Yet, I’ve never heard God give a satisfying answer, maybe something like, “Yes! And you only have six months of healing left to go until you are perfectly clean!” Instead, God has repeatedly skirted around…

guilt, healing, inner healing, shame

2023-06-24
Hurry Up and Heal Already!

My husband and I had a fight, tonight. That’s not anything new; we have learned to schedule in regular fights so that we don’t internalize our frustrations and lose our marriage to bitterness. Of course, the one stipulation is that we have to fight well—for the purpose of reconciliation—and that is sometimes harder to do…

healing, marriage, resentment

2023-04-13
Sinning Against My Conscience

I was taking a walk around my RV park late tonight, praying about this painful place in my heart. A letter from the preschool about my daughter’s lack of potty training sent my heart reeling. Since my emotional response was bigger than it should’ve been for such a situation—she’s only two, and her potty training…

conscience, faith

2023-04-07

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