“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 Fear of failure is at the foundation of my buts. Excuses and rationalizations bury many of my hopes and dreams. Do you find yourself with those same struggles? Covering your call, the desires of your heart, and even your spiritual ears with layers of buts and can’ts? I am so tender towards Moses…
“Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends”. Proverbs 17:9 (ESV) Recounting the mess ups of those we love may make for entertaining conversation but that kind of story telling can erode trust and security in our marriages. When those mistakes have made us angry or hurt, the temptation is to vent. Most often, venting brings regret. When we share those feelings with God and limit what we…
“Instinctively, I took a step away from him. What? Our family didn’t get cancer. We had plenty of other health problems in our family history, but not cancer. I looked at Cooper, still wiggling and pushing off my chest in an attempt to be set free. Hugging him closer I thought, cancer?!?” The word we all dread. The one we never want to hear associated with one of our kids. If we’re honest, the disease…
When, as a child, I wished for summer, my birthday, or Christmas my mom would say, “Carmen, you’re wishing your life away.” I didn’t quite grasp what she meant. My life seemed endless before me. Now as an adult, there have been seasons – days, weeks, months – that I wanted to wish away too. Seeing no value in the path I was walking. One of the things that has encouraged me during a difficult…
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