A little boy spent a week with his grandparents who were farmers. Everyday the little boy sat on his grandpa's lap as they drove out on the tractor to work in the fields. The little boy's grandparents told him how much help he had been and that they couldn't wait for him to be with them again. The little boy was so convinced that he had been such an enormous help that he prayed for his grandparents at a church prayer meeting, "Dear God, please help my grandparents with all the work they have to do since I am not there. They need me so badly."
The Art of Loving Well—Part 1
What to Do with Your Troublesome Emotions
Often, when we feel troublesome emotions like anger, irritation, anxiety, worry, fear, jealousy, envy, guilt and shame we simply allow those emotions to dictate our choices and behavior. We kick the cat, text our child for the 20th time that day, avoid that difficult conversation, work harder to prove we are good enough, fight with our spouse or eat things we know we shouldn’t.
How to Find Hope when You Are Struggling
Everyone struggles. No exceptions. Don't be fooled. No matter how "put together" someone looks, everyone has a story that has it's share of pain and broken dreams. Struggles with failure, disappointment, rejection, worry and loneliness weave themselves through the fabric of our lives. And worst of all, those struggles can tempt us to doubt God is good.
