What is your “wilderness”? Is it loneliness? Is just plain being tired? Is it hunger….for food, for love, for acceptance? Has life become a tough prospect, maybe bitter, or seemingly hard to navigate and handle? It is times like these that we often cry out to God. Sometimes, itR
When someone is struggling to cope with a tough situation in their lives, how can we be a friend and how can we help? We can start by being sensitive. God provides opportunities to comfort others going through some of the same things we go through. Listen to those who are struggling. A listening ear
When life seems impossible, it is often hard to cope. Some things seem impossible to us. But to God the impossible can always be broken down into possibilities. “Impossible”…”I’m Possible”………..Indeed, with God on our side……impossible
These last few weeks have been tough for me. A few weeks ago I lost a friend of mine, Zane and mourn the loss. It seems like yesterday that I lost my friends Skip, Marcia and Sandy, who passed after a long bouts with cancer. As well as my mother, father-in law and my stepdad….all whom I loved
Often, when things are tough in our life, darkness starts to envelope us….we call it depression. How can we beat back this darkness? The first step is to continually seek the presence of Jesus in our lives. This, I believe, is the best cure for depression. I also believe that it is also never
A professor was giving a lesson on pain and stress management. He raised a cup of water and asked his, How much does this cup of water weigh?” “Twenty ounces. “, said one student. “Eight ounces”, “Sixteen ounces”, “Twelve ounces” answered other s