Pain Spotlights Beauty

2493) As a creator and writer, I examine things a little differently than others. I have noticed that within the hurricane of pain, there is the eye of beauty. I have noticed those who have survived rape, infidelity, cruelty and more, who have been able to turn their pain into a blueprint of how they
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Comparisons

2492) It seems to me that comparing my life, job, marriage, and income to those of others is non-productive. It can lead to ingratitude and only sometimes something good. Taking a look at what I have versus what others have can be a door that opens to resentment, envy, and the subtle poison of complaining.
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Grace is Complicated

2491) As an evangelical Christian, raised in the South, grace was not spoken of much. I don’t know if it was because there’s an unspoken fear that if we live under grace, we’ll run out and do any wicked thing we want, knowing we’ll be forgiven. Maybe. But grace isn’t as simple as: do what
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Know and then See

2490) I have read in several places that many have “life verses” from the Bible they cling to. I don’t really have one, but if I did, Job 19:25-26 would be a strong contender. It reads, I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after
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Dividers

2489) There are people who seem to enjoy stirring up trouble. I suppose there are many reasons why they do this, but the why doesn’t really matter; they just do. Titus 3:10 tells us specifically to have nothing to do with people like this. Why? Because when a wedge is placed within a group or
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Accountability

2487)  The word accountability is used a lot these days. I find this interesting because it seems our society seems to get further and further away from the lives God wants us to live. It’s also easy to be a victim when wrestling with accountability. I am this way because this or that happened in
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Active not Passive

2486) Sometimes we can get into the habit of just passively living our lives, watching it unfold as an observer. This is not how God wants us to live. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 tells us to test everything; hold fast to what is good. Whatever comes our way each day, we should actively test or examine
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At a Loss for Words

2485) There have been times in my life when circumstances were so over-whelming, I felt stunned. In these moments, I more or less shut down and just barely existed. Prayer in these times was short and to the point. I cried out, help me, over and over again. At other times, I have been at
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Contagious

2484) Last year, I caught strep throat twice within a four-week period. I know exactly which kid I caught it from, and if you’ve never had strep, be grateful. When I was lying in bed, trying to drink water as it felt like broken glass as it went into my body, I got to thinking
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Do You See Me?

2483) Growing up, I often struggled with the fact that I am a priority in God’s eyes. I struggled because I didn’t see how God would want to make me a priority. I often pictured Jesus sitting among a group of people but not seeing me; or, equally disappointing is he calls everyone to him
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