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The In-Between Time
They didn’t realize that the resurrection was coming. They didn’t know this was just the “in-between time.”
Are We Almost There Yet?
Let’s continue becoming who we should be for our future life of eternity — trusting the One who loves us the most. We can live with joy and purpose as we eagerly await eternity with Jesus and those we love who have gone ahead of us.
Grief — Then and Now
I have experienced His love for me throughout my life, but it was only through the greatest sorrow I have ever known that an understanding of the depth of His love became evident to me. Sometimes I wonder how I didn’t see it before.
Trust and Rest
As you watch God work in your life, bring you comfort, carry you, encourage you, and love you in a way you’ve never known before, your ability to trust will grow. The struggle will diminish and His peace will flood your soul.
Don’t Lose Heart
Are you battling discouragement? Focus on Jesus and you will find strength and encouragement to face the hardship of today.
Seeing in Color
I have heard it said that we saw in black and white before, but we now see in color, vivid color.
It’s Okay to Cry
If you are grieving a loss, please know that those tears are part of the process and can provide healing for your hurting heart. Give yourself permission to cry.
The Discovery of a Lifetime
You can grieve from a “place of rest” knowing that your Father is holding you, protecting you, and guiding you. You are safe in His hand.
The Monkey and the Coconut
When we come to God regularly, placing all the anger, fear, guilt, jealously, doubt, and whatever else is plaguing our hearts and trapping us within our own limited understanding, we find relief and release.
An Untamed River
Trudging through hopelessness with Jesus provides you a loving, empathetic companion, specifically the One who relates to every last sorrow you’ll ever face.
Exhaustion of the Soul
I want to challenge you today that there is only one place to turn when you are in this place; only One who can relieve the deepest exhaustion of the soul.
Facing a New Year
As we enter a new year, we can fully trust God with our lives. He will bring beauty from ashes and make new streams in the desert. He will comfort and strengthen us, and fill us with His peace and joy.
Learning the Language of Lament: Putting It Into Practice
Our Rock is a strong foundation on which we are invited to humbly cast every tough question, complaint, and doubt that plagues us.
Gratitude Amidst Grief
Even in the middle of grief, there is much to be grateful for. It may be hard to recognize when your loss is new, but down the road, we hope you’ll find these statements to be true in your life, as they are in ours.
The Ache Remains
Don’t lose heart. Although the ache remains, you are being held by the One who loves you most.
Learning the Language of Lament
God hasn't directly answered ANY of my questions or specifically replied to ANY of my complaints. But He's shown me through the lament prayers I've prayed that His presence is the only answer I need.
Regular People
As you continue to trust Jesus through this painful chapter of your life, you will find that He will sustain you. When you cry out to Him in lament, He hears you and He cares. You are so deeply loved by the One who created you.
Discerning Truth
One day we’ll lay down our armor at the feet of Jesus, but until then, let’s put on the full armor, trust our Savior, and live our lives to glorify Him.
Coping Strategies for the Grief Journey
My mind stops spinning as I realize God will give me the grace I need for today alone. And then He will give me what I need tomorrow and the next day and the next.