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Words Spoken in Season
Have you ever vulnerably poured your heart out to someone only to be met with judgment? Where you had expected understanding, you were instead met with a cold rebuke? Sometimes we can speak truth, but if it isn’t spoken in love and in season, we can hurt more than we can help. Her words cut like a knife. Instead of giving me a moment of understanding and even the hug that I felt I needed, I was instead met with a sharp rebuke. At the time, I was reeling from some unsettling news, when someone I thought was a friend scolded me with a scripture verse and then abruptly left…
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Finding Joy in the Joyless
Do you often find yourself feeling overwhelmed by all you have on your plate? Do you ever ask God why not just give you one hard thing at a time versus everything hitting at once? Do you ever long to find joy in the joyless? I will be honest that I asked The Lord these questions just this week. I asked them on a morning that started before I had time to completely wake up and dragged me full force into the morning light. It gave a surprising twist to the whole concept of a “deer in the headlights look.” Later I sat in the aftermath of the day; my heart…
