Feel
May 15, 2019•23 words
To feel - just to feel - is never a waste of time.
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Gratitude and Honesty
May 15, 2019•237 words
It's not ungrateful to God to be honest with Him and with ourselves. We can appreciate what we have, but we don't have to deceive ourselves when something is not making us as happy as we think it should. That will only make us false and bitter, and may cause us to turn to shameful action in pursuit of temporary happiness.The Lord knows our hearts and loves us as we are. He wants us to be honest with Him and talk to Him about our pain and frustration, and to ask Him for help. If we ask for the wr...
Read postSeek
May 15, 2019•81 words
"I know the plans I have for you - plans for welfare, and not for evil - plans to give you a future, and to give you hope. You will call on me, and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me, and when you seek me with all your heart, you will find me - and I will restore your fortunes."
- Jeremiah 29:11-14 (my own adaptation from the English Standard Version of the Protestant Bible)
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