fear
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In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12 That is a very hard concept for me. Approaching my earthly father was miserable. It was a relationship built on maniuplation and lies. Pain and suffering was at the core of my fatherly relationship so how now am…
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There’s a peculiar ache that comes with childhood betrayal, like a splinter in the soul that never makes its way out. It lodges itself in the tender places, the marrow of your memory, and there it festers quietly, whispering cruel reminders: “How could they? How could the hands that were supposed to cradle you, turn…
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What happens when a baby gets dropped on their head? The worry is that the baby may have a skull fracture or internal injury, like bleeding on the brain (intracranial hemorrhage). Without immediate treatment, bleeding can worsen and put pressure on the brain, causing a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Immediate attention and treatment is needed and…
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Have you ever had those days where you just wanted to fall down? Absoluetely collapse? I certainly have. Many days. Guess what I did? I’d run until I had to collapse. But, collapse I had to do. I just don’t always have the strength life takes. I didn’t always have the answers for the pain…
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Instead of avoiding your triggers, face them directly. Understand what they reveal about you. Cultivate curiosity. Dive deeper. Navigating the world like an exposed wound means everything will seem threatening. So, what exactly is an emotional trigger? A trigger is anything that elicits a strong emotional reaction. It might be a comment, an event, or…
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On the discussion of fear, sometimes I am hard pressed to determine which emotion I am really feeling. Sometimes my fear swirled with other things like grief and anger. When I began to grieve for the many losses I’d racked up in my life, some of my fear began to dissipate. I was learning that…
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Reflection ~ what a great way to start a week. Christianity to me has meant that when I was too weak to stand, I fell at the feet of Jesus. Faith to me means when I am out of options, and maybe before I’m completely done trying, I let go and give it to God.…
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Oh, reflection, my soul longs for you. Why don’t we talk more about incest in our socieites at large? Trauma that stays with the person a life time and can threaten their very existence. Every nine minutes a child is abused in the US and that number excludes the global problem. We should be talking…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question: When you are faced with a truth, you must decide how to respond to that information. Will you deny what you know your mind, body and soul is speaking to you? Or will you lean in and with grace be kind to that returning memory?…
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On the discussion of fear, do you see God sitting in heaven holding a big stick ready to punish you? Mercy and grace can be differentiated as follows: mercy is the act of withholding deserved punishment, while grace is the act of endowing unmerited favor. In His mercy, God does not give us the punishment…