Melanie Sep 235 minTrust After Loss: Appropriate God’s StrengthChrist came for the broken. It’s the broken and breathless who long for the Spirit to blow life across their wounded hearts.
Melanie Sep 205 minTrust After Loss: Access the TruthGod's existence, and His character does not depend on my understanding. To be frank, a God I comprehend wouldn’t be much of a God at all.
Melanie Sep 183 minTrust After Loss: Acknowledge Doubt and Ask QuestionsWhen I swallow my doubts instead of speaking them all I do is poison my own heart. Lament is a biblical response to deep pain.
Melanie Sep 163 minTrust After Loss: Admit the Pain"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains." ~C.S. Lewis
Melanie Sep 114 minThe Opposite of Faith Isn't DoubtDoubt is not denial. If someone is asking questions, they are still seeking. Jesus invited honest questions.
Melanie Sep 91 minGrief Is Not a Hammer in the Hand of GodI may risk offending some of my fellow believers in Jesus but I will take that risk. While scripture is plain that God uses the events in...