How hard is it sometimes to truly let something go to God & allow Him to take over? It can be downright painful. And a little tortuous if I'm honest. How many of you like to be in control? Like to be in-the-know? What's coming up? What's next? Hand up over here. 👋 Hello. But …
Tag: failure
Letting Go of Regret
Oh my sweet Lord, thank You for helping me to not drown in my own regrets. There are times when I think on the things I have or haven't done & it bends & twists me in ways nothing else does. I mean I can flat-out spiral to a very dark place in the blink …
Something Better
Let's face this truth this morning - We cannot change or fix what has happened to us. Or what we caused to happen to someone else. We cannot undo it or re-frame it - Or make it something it clearly is not, nor will ever be. We cannot re-live it enough to turn into …
I’m Not Strong, Without Him..
I've been told many times by people who know me that I am a strong person. And it always feels weird. Because I don't really feel strong on any given day. Sometimes, in trial, I feel like I'm teetering on the edge of some chasm I can't see the bottom of. Other times I can …
My All In All In All My Mess
In all honesty I was contemplating flushing Facebook (I run an inspirational page on there called Grit & Grace) & this blog altogether last night. I have a pattern in my life I have slowly tried to peel away from where I turn tail & run when life closes in too tightly, too darkly. I …
Failure Isn’t The End
"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." ~ Johnny Cash I am by …
Merciful Forgiveness
It is Monday again. 🙂 And I am going to preach to the choir today. Stop beating yourself up for old or new mistakes. We may love the wrong person & cry about the wrong things, or make really crazy decisions in a moment of weakness. However we want to wrap it all up, it …
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