by ParticularlyCALLED | Dec 21, 2023 | Endurance, Seasonal Reflections
Have you ever questioned how True Joy in the Lord can be compatible with taking up your cross as a Christian? Have you ever despaired of being able to “Choose joy” just because everybody tells you that’s what you are supposed to do? Have you ever...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Oct 3, 2023 | Calling, Endurance, Grace and Strength
No one ever told me this would be easy, but I never knew that it could be this hard” – “Brave” Moriah Peters . Truer words were never spoken of marriage. First, let me give a tiny disclaimer: I am married and I would do it all over again an...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Jun 7, 2023 | Endurance
Can we just be honest here? I hate it when people call it the “problem of suffering”. The whole question of why does a good God allow good people to experience pain. People are ok with suffering as a consequence for “bad” people/sin (as long as...
by ParticularlyCALLED | May 23, 2023 | Endurance |
Who am I to write about suffering? I am the WORST at it. Complaining has legitimately been my MO as long as I can remember. I have literally and intentionally sought out the negatives in every situation ever since forever because I thought it was a way to fix or...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Jun 22, 2022 | Endurance, Grace and Strength, Quiet and Listening to God
Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor afraid. – John 14:27 Peace is one of those words that gets tossed around a lot, especially in discernment circles. It’s so simple people...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Mar 1, 2022 | Endurance, Seasonal Reflections |
Is it even possible to Embrace a Cross? We all have crosses. Maybe they are objectively horrible, or only intolerable to us. But we all suffer and it is always more than we can handle. Matthew 16:24 exhorts: “Take up your cross…” and yet our tendency...
