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Category Archives: Despair
Emotional drugs of choice
Emotional reactions to past hurts and injuries give us a feeling of justified relief or emotional retaliation.
Yet those who choose emotional drugs often fail to realize that they are giving extended life to the damage. They allow an abuser or neglecter to extend his control and spread his damage to those who are close to us. Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Change, Complaceny, Complaining, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Spiritual transformation, Wisdom
Tagged anger, overcoming past hurts, resentment, self-pity, self-sympathy
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Why does it feel so hard to live for God?
How are you doing? Feeling exhausted and weak? Helpless? Maybe hopeless?
You are in a good place for seeing … Continue reading
Why do I feel so torn?
If you are a teacher in the Church or one who influences other followers of Christ, please make sure they understand the painful reality of the tension they will experience and how torn they will feel because of God’s Spirit living in them. The Christian life is one of tension between the already and the not yet. Continue reading
Posted in Blessed by God, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church Leadership, Conflict, Contentment, Depravity, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Doubt, Encouragement, Eternal life, Eternal security, Faith, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Guidelines for living, Holy Spirit, Hope?, Meaning of life, Pastors, Salvation, Sanctification, Spirit filled, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Temptation, Trials
Tagged Christian life is not easy, Life hurts, Life with God is hard, new Christians must know this, spiritual growth, Suffering, Trials, When life is hard
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A perpetual dialogue of gratitude
The Christian life cannot be lived as God intended apart from a perpetual dialogue of gratitude toward God and others. Initiate an intentional dialogue of thankfulness today. What if God made you live today on only those things you thanked Him for yesterday? Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Complaceny, Complaining, Contentment, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Encouragement, God's Love, God's Will, Gospel-centered, Grace, Gratitude, Love, Spirit filled, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Walking with God, Will of God
Tagged God's will, Gratitude, Love, Spirit-filled, Thanksgiving
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Troubled dust, but dust that dreams
Rest securely and confidently in what God has done for you in Christ! And remind yourself often that…. Continue reading
Posted in Agnostic, Atheism, Atheists, Death of Christ, Depravity, Depression, Despair, Easter, Eternal life, Eternal security, Evil in the world, Fear of death, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Grieving, Heaven, Hope?, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, In Christ, Jesus Christ, Loss, Meaning of life, Problem of evil, Promises of Bible, purpose, Religion-not the answer, Resurrection, Salvation, Sin, Suffering, The cross of Christ
Tagged ashes to ashes, dust to dust, empty, Hope, hopeless feelings, life after death, Meaning of life, Meaninglessness, more to life
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Robin Williams’ most uncomfortable role
It’s tempting to think that Robin Williams could have been lifted out of a state of despondency if only he had been able to read all the Twitter comments praising his amazing career as a great actor. Yet this would not be a safe assumption. Continue reading
Posted in Counseling, Depression, Despair, Robin Williams, Suicide
Tagged Depression, Despair, Robin Williams, Suicide
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Tough advice
“You are where you are because that’s where you want to be. If it wasn’t, you’d do something about it. So do something about it!” Continue reading
Posted in Change, Christian life, Counseling, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Encouragement, Hope?, Wisdom
Tagged Change, defeated, Discouraged, giving up
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