What do the following situations have in common? One hour talking to customer support only to be told the equipment you are trying to install is faulty. Losing a day of work because the paint delivery truck did not show up. The answer? Things like this happen to people all the time. Sorry if you …
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“Honesty is where grace really starts…” Sissy Goff Yes…but it’s also the beginning of shame and hurt. So many of us are afraid to be honest because we are rarely met with grace. I can think back to several instances of when I was honest and how the other person reacted. The first one was …
“It’s not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life, it’s how you handle what happens to you.” -Jon Acuff “Life’s not fair.” Did anybody else parents say this to them growing up? Any time one of us kids would begin to complain Mom would respond with, “Well, life’s not fair.” I never …
“I just want to hide from everyone and not tell anyone what is going on. I don’t want to go to church right now because I am afraid they will judge me if they find out.” Why? Isn’t the church the place we can go with our problems? So then why do so many of …
“Only God can see what’s missing in our lives as we ask for His provision. We feel the ache of a need and naturally fill in the blank of what we think we need.” Lysa Terkeurst Journaling is the absolute worst. Who knew that something you wrote down years ago would resurface to smack you …
What’s the point? I have been following Jesus for years and look where it got me. Why should I keep doing the right things? What’s the point? “Keep doing the right things because it’s the best recipe for living.” -Carl Thomas Following God isn’t about the benefits you receive or making your life easier. It may …
“There is more to ‘time heals.’ There’s more to flesh out. What we do with that time, heals.” Daniel Novak Go check out the latest DADtalks episode with guest, Daniel Novak. We discuss what it was like for Daniel growing up as a pastor’s kid. What led Daniel to becoming a firefighter and the impact …
“God’s love for us does not diminish because we feel unworthy – but our capacity to feel His love for us, does.” David J. Lieberman, Ph. D. This is such good news because I don’t feel worthy all the time. My sins cause me to feel shame which makes me “hide” from God. I think, …
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“You can either practice being right or practice being kind.” Anne Lamott “You don’t understand. I have to correct them for being wrong because they can’t go on telling others the wrong info…” Not only do I have to tell them but I will prove to them no matter what. Even if it means I …
“It is sheer foolishness and utterly pointless for us to deviate from behaving responsibly simply because someone will get angry at us if we do.” David J. Lieberman, Ph. D. I can almost hear the disdain coming from the people pleasers…that is if they voiced their opinion instead of trying to make everyone happy. The …