If there’s one thing I totally dislike, its to box up people. Standardization scares me. Whether its a school system that categorizes kids based on the number of correct questions they have or robots arranged in apocalyptic military fashion, I absolutely find boxing up humanity as a utter violation of basic human rights.
Category Archives: Encouragement
The journey// My God is God and my God is good
when we go through pain we wonder why. We wonder why God didn’t stop the pain. Was He not able, or did he not love me? I’ve been on that journey.
How Can a Loving God allow Suffering
If God is good, why doesn’t He just eliminate suffering?
It’s the question I’ve thought about since a kid, wrestled with as a teenager and lived with throughout the pain I was going through when heavily oppressed and depressed.
And while there are no straightforward answers to this question. Let me humbly offer you three perspectives/realities that have helped me through times of difficulty.
Red Daisy//Suddenly
I forgot who it was that said it, but I read once that God works slowly and suddenly. When we are at our wits end, wondering how long before a breakthrough comes, He suddenly comes through, breaking in with dawn.
Self-doubt//When you feel like hiding away
No one can ‘agape’ Jesus or God or others unconditionally without the power of the Holy Spirit. We all fall short, we are all sinners needing grace, needing unconditional love to transform us.
Let’s allow the Lord to come and take away that self-doubt by saying gently- its’ true, you can’t – it’s not humanly possible to live or love perfectly. But I have not rejected you – and you can and will continue the journey – not by your own power, but by the Love of God poured out through the Holy Spirit int Your heart.
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