This sponsored post was provided by Burke Care which invites you to schedule care today with a certified biblical counselor. Bonnie Tyler had a way with words, “I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight” What a song. During danger, trials, and trauma the yearning for a hero emerges. There’s a recognition that change can’t happen apart from a hero. We’re lost without one. I was listening to another woman this week. Not a singer like Bonnie, but a woman also in crisis. She said that she was angry, angry at God. And she said that maybe she needs to be humble and patient. While this does sound like the Sunday school answer everyone wants to hear, perhaps it is not the complete answer. On one hand, she was angry at God, while on the other hand desiring qualities exclusive to God to transform her life. When an awareness of need surfaces, the piercing question is not “where” do we go for change, but to “whom” do we go for change? Many of us want to “be” something better… more patient or more humble. Why is it so uncomfortable when situations transpire, and we realize we’re not these things? It could be because, below the water line, there’s an iceberg called “inadequacy”. Or another way to put it; a painful awareness that we’re not the hero! We may not like … Continue reading Who is the hero of your story?