“It’s uncomfortable to claim what you want just because you want it - it feels naively arrogant. But claiming something because God keeps repeating it to you isn’t arrogance, it’s faith.”
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“What’s so great about God is that even with giving us the greatest gift of his son Jesus, he doesn’t stop there. He continues to give because it’s in his nature.”
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“I already knew that the world doesn’t stop moving when you lose a loved one, but it feels different when you’re the one standing still.”
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“It’s uncomfortable and freeing at the same time to remove self-condemnation, and allow yourself room to make mistakes.”
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“But when I’m failed, my cracked pieces are abandoned on the ground for months, years even-am I allowing my brokenness?”
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“It’s easier said than done, but I’m definitely over the self-condemnation. I much prefer holy conviction.”
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“I could smell disaster from a mile away, but I didn’t realize just how in the middle of the cross-fire I’d be.”
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“I didn’t bury, didn’t gossip, didn’t sacrifice the integrity of this problem because I chose to deal with it instead.”
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“To try to make another adult feel an emotion is to claim an arrogant amount of authority over their well-being and to discredit their own God-given abilities of control over their reactions.”
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“But you see, Comfort can also be stubborn. Its boundaries are rigid walls, and it stretches about as much as metal in winter. Comfort doesn’t like change or embarking on new territory, and it’s possessive.”
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“And so the cycle is this: you keep going to all the Christian events, taking your hits of worship to absorb this pseudo-satisfaction that you’re a deep Christian because you allow yourself to cry at church.”
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“And when you talk about your feelings to others, you paint an over-dramatized picture highlighting every negative detail to make sure everyone is on your side instead of delivering a simple truth.”
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“When you decide to face it though, healing is a force that brings out ugliness. You will feel your anger, your rage in its rawest form.”
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“God can fit everyone’s problems in the history and future of this world in the palm of His hand. This isn’t an easy task for Him though because, in order for things to be easy, something would have to also be difficult.”
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“The best part was the remote walking trails though. Hardly anyone went to those and while I had to fend off a few mosquitoes, it was there I could focus on God. “
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