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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I Am

2479) Age is a funny thing. If you ask my young scholars their ages, they will say something like, “I’m 10 and ½”. Ask an adult woman, you might get a number, but it won’t be, “and a ½”. When I read about the event of Moses and the burning bush in Exodus 3, I
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Who Are You Wrestling With?

2478) When I was a kid, my brothers and I used to watch wrestling. Now, let’s be clear, these were a bunch of men putting on a show, and as a kid of 10, I was dazzled by it. As I think about wrestling, my mind goes to Jacob in the book of Genesis. Jocab
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Balance

2464) I can remember some of my physical education classes in early elementary school involved walking on a balance beam. I wasn’t very good at it, and I guess my school also thought my classmates and I weren’t because the beam was only a few feet above the floor.  Galatians 6:9 reflects balance. Paul tells
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It Costs

2461) Because of the current economy, many of us think twice (or even more) about what we’re purchasing and how much it costs. Everyday living is costly. The economy isn’t the only cost we should ponder. The other one is mentioned in Romans 15:5. It reveals to us that the God of endurance and encouragement
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Share not Remove

2458) If you have an empathetic heart, it’s easy to want to fix things for those we love. The ability to feel along with others is a gift, but not so we can remove what is bringing pain. We don’t have the power to do that, but we can share other’s burdens. In 2 Timothy
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Engraving and Walls

2449) Life is often a roller-coaster. We are propelled forward and upward into an exciting and joyful time, and then, like roaring down a hill, we land in difficulties and even despair. As much as we’d like to manipulate things, both are facts of this life. Because of this, these can lead us to question
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Looking for Evidence

2448) It’s funny that if we take the time to honestly look at one event in our lives, we can often see multiple things. For example, if I consider my first year of teaching, looking at the evidence, I see a young woman who often made mistakes. I see someone who had grandiose ideas which
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Voices

2440) Everyone hears voices in their head. You know, that little whisper within that tries to communicate information so we can do all the things we do outside of us and within. Sometimes this voice is helpful and other times, not so much. The Bible tells us God often speaks to us. For example: Jeremiah
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