Friend, if you are in a season of pain, I want to share with you five comforting truths when we suffer.
5 Comforting Truths When We Suffer
What You Need Is Consolation, Not an Explanation
I didn’t know that this seemingly innocent Google invitation called “Rediscover this day” would throw me again in the trenches of overwhelming pain. I clicked on the link and stared into two smiling faces: my husband and me, standing on a bridge in a hug, exuding happiness, joy, and love.
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7 Powerful Steps of Healing After Loss
Friend, are you trying to bounce back to life after experiencing a life-altering loss? I want to share with you these 7 steps of healing after loss. All of them are connected with learning to grieve well and in healthy ways, in order to navigate successfully the major transitions, we face after a loss.
6 Reasons to Trust God When It Hurts
Will there ever be a stable routine again?
The Greatest Possible Comfort–the Lord Is There
Friend, if you are in pain, let’s remember today the greatest possible comfort: the Lord is there. He is there in the ruins, in the pain, in the garbage, in the suffering, in the darkness and hopelessness. He not only knows; He also feels our pain.
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Four Ways of Becoming Mature
Friend, have you prayed for spiritual maturity? Have you been looking for ways of becoming a mature Christian? Then don’t be surprised when trials, hardship, and suffering enter regularly your life.
The Secret of Being Sorrowful, Yet Always Rejoicing
Do you wonder how it is possible to be sorrowful, yet always rejoicing as the Bible exhorts us?
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Three Ways to Grow in a Season of Pain
Friend, if life has plunged you in darkness right now, I want to encourage you and share with you three spiritual disciplines to grow in a season of pain. Seasons of intense suffering, pain, and sorrow provide the perfect soil for the growth of our faith, endurance, character, and hope.
Light in My Darkness
I don’t know what harsh reality you are facing today. Maybe it’s the loss of a job, the illness of a loved one, the disillusionment from shattered dreams, or struggling with depression.
How to Find Joy in a Season of Suffering
Friend, do you wonder if it is possible to have joy in a season of suffering? What kind of joy this could be and how can we cultivate such unconditional joy?