remember “us”?
You’re treating Him like you’ve got something else on the side. You put in your time, saying all the right things, so He won’t ask for more later. You don’t even know that you’re talking to Him like...
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stow away
Pain is inevitable. It doesn’t ask permission, doesn’t make a reservation, and doesn’t play by the rules. When you’ve messed up and hurt yourself, the pain comes without the balm of pity and without...
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you don’t have to be strong
She finds solace for the pain of betrayal by saying she deserves it. She was the betrayer in her past and has been trying to pay retribution since. Either by being the best she can be or by taking the...
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what do you need?
It’s a “Me” world. It’s easy to be disappointed all the time when all the mirrors are angled at you. As much as you try to have it together, the spotlight of “Me” is harsh and your jeans are fitting a...
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a safe place to hide
This is for the one who feels like God is against you. Your inner thoughts are eating you. Watch me recite them. With God against you, who can be for you? The hopelessness of life unecessary. No...
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like Jesus would be.
“Serena, I am writing to ask for advice. I have a Christian friend who is making some poor choices which seem to be leading straight to divorce. She’s pulling away from her Christian friends because...
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Yelling Distance: Thoughts on what happened to Hailey
Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.. -John 14:27 ESV “… Jesus, please be with Hailey’s mommy.” It’s late and I should be asleep, but I have a lot of questions. About 8 miles...
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from where does my help come?
“I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” - David in Psalm 121:1-2 ESV He lifts his cup of bitter brown that burns the sides...
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the apology
We can do some horrific things to each other. Animals out for blood, tears, thrills, or someone else’s something or someone. Apologies are seldom good enough. But, they’re still necessary. “This is how...
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advice for the found out
The following is a response to someone whose affair was just discovered and whose shame has been publicly paraded. Dear Found Out, I am so sorry you’re in the spot you’re in. The level of shame and...
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broth of truth
Failure is a pandora’s box of debilitating lies. It’s not enough that you fell, failure has a slew of insults to keep you from getting back up. There are so many ways to dismantle a human. Too many to...
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glittered tear stains
I put on my tattered black and lay by you while the reality works its way through your veins. Breathing the creeping emptiness to keep it from making your room cold. I’m helpless to the loss that...
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come find me
“Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the one who invited us to God. The best invitation we’ve ever...
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I wish I could save him. The evil twist of cruelty is when the big sister has to hear the pain of her siblings in the middle of her own.
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His chapter leaves me with the feeling that he was well into learning about the part of God that quiets the wise.
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We have this unconscious and unchecked belief that God and pain don't run in the same circles, but it's wrong.
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Karissa gives you a glimpse of her fight to hang on to her faith and stay above the water that keeps trying to suck her under.
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Depression, low self-esteem, and anxiety are debilitating conditions that affect the person's entire life. The cruelty of these conditions causes the person unnecessary shame and can further alienate...
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