Dian Tinio
Dian is the author of Catastrophes, a prose and poetry collection exploring living and loving, breaking and mending, falling and rising, losing and surviving. Get in touch with her on Instagram and Twitter.
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A Short Prayer To Let Go And Let God Take Over
True victory comes from letting go. While Dian Tinio shows how God transforms struggles into triumphs, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day acts as your daily guide to embracing that same grace. Discover how surrender brings breakthrough below. Maybe I’m trying so hard to have full control over everything. Maybe I need to remind myself…
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A Prayer Of Gratitude For God’s Goodness In Every Season
Every season of life is held by God’s care. Let Dian Tinio’s reflection on His goodness guide you, and let Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day shows you how to spot His presence in every season. Recognize Him in your life—read below. You are good, always. Even when the days aren’t as sunny as I…
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A Short Prayer To Ask God To Renew Your Faith
This short prayer by Dian Tinio reflects the desire to return to God and seek Him first each day. In the same way, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day encourages readers to recognize God’s presence in everyday life. Let the prayer below help renew your faith. I want to stop declaring that I am lost,…
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Learning To Forgive Yourself The Way God Forgives You
Maybe sometimes we’re harder on ourselves than God himself is. And at times, we look at ourselves, and we condemn ourselves for our faults and our pasts. We see all of the times we weren’t enough and we believe God is quick to judge and even quicker to abandon and unlove us. We see disappointment…
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Concrete Ways Christians Can Show More Compassion (Not Condemnation)
Sometimes, the problem with us Christians is we put ourselves in a certain pedestal. We mistake criticism for compassion; judgment for love; arrogance for confidence in God; and condemnation for empathy. We walk around with our heads higher because of what we can do and who we are MORE THAN who God is in us…
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8 Short Prayers To Thank God For His Light In The Darkest Of Days
Thank You for the difficult days, for the heaviness in my chest, for the chaos in the garden, for the rocky waves as I sail. Thank You for the nights I can’t sleep because the storm won’t subside. Thank you for the flooding tears, for not making me understand the whys behind. Thank you for…
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Concrete Ways God Shows Up For You (Even When Life Gets Hard)
God is never unfaithful. When He promised you something, He will bring it into a spectacular completion. God is never absent, He is always there, despite how we see our situations, despite how we react to our shortcomings, despite how we feel about our struggles. He always and will always meet us, wherever we are,…
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How To Recenter Your Life Around God When You’ve Lost Sight Of Your Purpose
Maybe sometimes we forget our real purpose. Maybe sometimes we get too consumed of the things happening around us, too busy dealing with jobs we think is not for us, or too saturated by the things we think we need, goals we think we have to achieve, places we think we need to set foot…
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Following Jesus Is Hard (But Here’s Why It’s Worth It)
It’s easy to sing worship songs every Sunday. It’s easy to sit in church every single gathering and pretend to be listening and digesting every preaching. It’s easy to volunteer and serve whenever you have free time. It’s easy to post bible messages or inspiring “Christian” quotes. It’s easy to listen to non-stop gospel praise…
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Let Christ Define You, Not The World Around You
Today, I realized my real worth once again. Not because a friend complimented me, or some random guy tried to flirt with me on Facebook, or someone labelled me beautiful, or someone from Twitter told me they like what I write – NO. I found my real worth in a place I almost forgot. Most…
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Sometimes, Love Means Leaving
For love should be building each other in love and in encouragement.
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When I Fall In Love, This Is How I Want It To Be
I want love to always try. I don’t want love to be lax.
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What It Will Feel Like When You Find The Love You Deserve
Love will be willing to communicate with patience. Love will apologize when it's their fault and sometimes even when it's not, love will always be willing to mend the wrongs.
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The Ugly Truth About Being His Second Choice
And honestly, I should have realized that long time ago. That I wasn't really first, that I'm always next to her.
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This Year, I’m Giving Myself Another Chance
I am believing in myself, that there is beauty inside me, that I am my own sunshine, that I am a work of art.
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I Thank 2016 For Discovering You
I thank 2016 for the chance to discover how much I love being with you.