Sharing the parallel between the waiting in my life and in the season of Advent, along with what God can do in the waiting. Waiting doesn't have to be a passive waste of time! So many spiritual gifts can be born of the waiting process, and hope sustains us.
Sharing the importance of offering thanks to God, some gems about giving thanks from St. Paul, and the 4 ways in which I feel God calling me to give thanks this Thanksgiving!
Sharing my struggle with why bad things happen to good people and diving into the truths that gave me peace regarding the "why" questions.
Sharing 3 specific things that catapulted my spiritual growth and allowed me to experience more joy this year, as I measure birthdays by spiritual growth instead of numbers (because who wants to get older?!).
What God has been showing me and how He has been walking with me this past week and a half through my anxiety over my upcoming surgeries!
Sharing a story of how a pressure-washed message in the middle of the street reminded me of an important truth on a day I needed it. This also ties into Mother's Day.
Sharing what God put on my heart about the contradiction between "ask and it will be given to you" in Matthew's gospel and the fact that I have seemingly "unanswered" prayers.
Seeking what is above has been the answer to much of what has ever weighed heavily on my heart. Shifting my focus to eternity helps the "big deals" on earth to not carry as much weight or cause me as much stress.
For years St. Paul's words about rejoicing in suffering confused and bothered me, but recently the Holy Spirit enlightened me in a way that I can connect with St. Paul's words in my own life.
We are called to give thanks both for the blessings we can see and for God's glory in the ways we cannot see it. God is bigger than what we can understand , and His glory and love for us are not dependent on circumstances.
