Life lessons – Page 2 – Paperheart Pieces

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.

Wonderfully Made//Orchid

Sometimes the truth about yourself reaches your heart easily, sometimes it takes time.

And for me the truth that I’m wonderfully made is one of those truth that takes a little longer to sink in than usual.

I don’t think I’m alone in this, but one moment you can feel and you know that you are indeed a work of art and another moment (especially when you slip up) the condemning voice comes again and tells you ‘hey, you’re not good enough’.

Plane // Go where your best prayers take you

‘Go where your best prayers take you.’ That’s the tagline of the book Dirty Glory by Pete Grieg. It’s sitting in my shelf somewhere I think. Not because its not good, but because somewhere along the way while reading it, I found myself becoming the answer to my heartfelt prayers. The first time I reallyContinue reading “Plane // Go where your best prayers take you”