Pray Through Struggle

I’ve had some significant struggles in my life. I had, what I feel like, my share of suffering and pain. I can look around and quickly see others whose struggles and pain seems even more intense than my own. I’ve learned that when I’m in the midst of struggle, suffering or pain, that I can’t…

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Sleep On It

I grew up with a bit of a fiery temperament. For the most part, I’m very mild-mannered and calm. I do have buttons that can be pushed for sure. You can ask those closest to me what they are, and they will tell you. I will sometimes use the word “frustrated” to soften the fact…

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Anger

This can be a hot topic of discussion as this emotion can cause more harm than good most of the time.  Anger can be an emotion that is helpful when I’m hurt or harmed, and I need to push through. Anger can also be an emotion that is extremely destructive and wiping out tons of…

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From My Experience

I usually pay closer attention when someone speaks to me from their own experience. I’m listening to see if “my experience” is similar.  If I’m going to learn from others, I must listen to them. If I’m going to learn from others, I need to watch them. There are times when their words and actions…

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Struggle – Pray!

I usually don’t have a problem going to sleep.  There are times, however, where the stress of life pushes in and it is quite difficult to shut off my brain.  At other times, I wake up in the middle of the night (3:30 AM) and then something pops in my mind and I struggle to…

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Just Ask

One of my favorite authors reminds me that to get good answers, I have to learn to ask good questions. There are times when the questions are simple. There are times when the answers are obvious. At other times I have to work hard to ask a good question. There are other times when the…

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