Encouragement – Page 4 – Paperheart Pieces

When breakthrough tarries

Sometimes we wonder how long.

Sometimes we retreat out of anguish because the oppression just got worse.

Sometimes we question the length and process needed for our deliverance.

Sometimes we face counter attacks.

Developing Self Worth: Learning to be human again by enjoying daily simple pleasures

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.

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.