Tag: faith
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My grandmother Lola Magdalena has lived a full life. She kept a farm running, raised goats, raised children, and taught more than a few grandchildren how to do things with their hands. So when we visited her on her 86th birthday, I wasn’t prepared for what dementia had taken. I can’t imagine how fast it…
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Wailing at night: on surrender
anxiety and faith, faith, jessa blog, letting go, prayer, surrender to God, trust God, trusting God with worry1–2 minutesWhen things do not go as planned, the gap between what we imagined and what is actually happening feels like a wall. It stops us cold. While we convince ourselves that letting go would keep us sane, the loss of the power to direct events keeps us awake at night. And what did surrender look…
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Today’s Bible reading reminded me to say “It’s not too late” when I am tempted to be cynical or give up amid delays and disappointments. With my dreams seemingly impossible in human terms—or my mind can’t simply grasp an idea beyond the now—I would have laughed at that too when I was told that it…