May the Lord be with you and bless you today.
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Cling to the Light: How to Cope When Suffering with Depression
Kathryn Butler has a compassionate letter to those who suffer with depression. “Dear friend, if you’re among those who cry out to God and yearn for his comfort, know you’re not alone. Your walk in the darkness cannot hide you from the Light of the World. Even when you can’t feel his presence, Jesus remains with you until the end of the age, and nothing—not your shame, your despair, or the agony of depression—can separate you from his love. Though every hour may seem hopeless and every day a painful ordeal, healing is possible.”
How Can I Be a Godly Mom?
Emily Van Dixhoorn offers twelve biblical principles on holiness.
Am I Out of Asks?
“My sin and skepticism got the best of me, and I thought, Am I out of asks? ‘Oh, but God,’ I muttered, ‘Please hear this one.’ I have experienced the Lord not answering my prayer in the way I hoped, so fear unexpectedly gripped my heart as I prayed, pleaded, doubted, and as I wondered whether I had used up my asks of God.”
You Can’t Outsmart Smartphones with Teenagers
This is true: You just can’t outsmart smartphones with your teenagers. “The problem with so many of the strategies we use to limit the negative effects (e.g., massive increases in anxiety, depression, suicidality, sleeplessness, loneliness) of social media and smartphones on teenagers is that they ignore the structure of the medium.”
Zeal for Your House Has (Not Always) Consumed Me
“I’ve found myself recently convicted, rebuked, and also encouraged to recover a little more zeal. It seems I have, perhaps, become slothful in it. Now that doesn’t mean fake it till you make it. I don’t want to do that, but I find myself praying for more ‘ardour, flame, gusto, sparkle, verve, warmth’ but at the same time I’m praying for meekness and humility so I can embrace zeal and hopefully avoid zealotry.”
Family Is for Our Humility
“None of us have perfect families. Many of us have family histories filled with trauma and horrific secrets. But even in more healthy, supportive families, I think God intends to use our families to keep us grounded.”
Flashback: The Parable of the Acorn
God has said that he will sanctify us completely so that our whole spirit and soul and body will be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has said that he will fulfill his every purpose for us.
The hypocrite deceives others while he lives, but deceives himself when he dies.
—Thomas Watson
