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Where Do You Find Your Identity?

Posted by Suzanne Holland | | Bitterness, Christian Growth, Contentment, Depression, Discontentment, Hope, Pain, Suffering |

A life-changing event like this forces a person to examine their identity. Who am I now? Who am I if I can’t be who I thought I was? A believer in this kind of trial will be forced to take a hard look at where she has rooted her identity. If she doesn’t line it up with Scripture, she risks depression, sorrow, and bitterness. This is exactly where I was as my “new normal” became clear to me. I found myself in a kind of limbo, realizing that I had grounded my sense of who I was in what I could do. When this became clear, I knew that I had to deconstruct the person I had built and start over. This time though, it wouldn’t be me doing the building.

Real Life Lived by Dying to Self

Posted by Anne Dryburgh | | Christian Growth, Depression, Discontentment, Elderly, Guest Blogger, Older Women |

Nineteen years ago I asked her what the most important lesson was that she had learned. Her answer was to put the cross into practice daily by dying to self and living for the Lord. Interestingly, this lady who has daily died to her sinful self since learning of its importance about 60 years ago, has experienced the real life that everyone longs for. By living this life, she has inspired countless others to live for the Lord as well.

How to Raise a Protester

Posted by Suzanne Holland | | Anger, Children, Current Events, Discontentment, Marriage, Parenting, Rebellion, Teens |

If you are currently in the trenches of child-rearing, my heart goes out to you. It is a mixed-up world these days, where children are catered to and coddled, never challenged to grow and learn through their mistakes. You will be fighting an uphill battle, fueled by friends who have everything, school systems with low expectations, and communities with little accountability. But there is still hope, my dear sister-moms! Commit yourselves to prayer and consistent study of the biblical principles of parenting. God is faithful, and He will lead and guide you as you walk in obedience to Him.

Avoiding Worldly Indulgence

Posted by Julie Ganschow | | Communication, Contentment, Discontentment |

I am more grieved than ever about the worldliness I see among Christian women. We must repent! We are to draw near to God instead, seeking Him and His holiness and doing the things He wants us to do. We must not befriend the world and its philosophy of life which says that these kinds of behaviors are acceptable.

How to Help a Suffering Sinner

Posted by Suzanne Holland | | Aging, Contentment, Discontentment, Elderly, Emotions, Suffering, Younger Women |

Sometimes, it is hard for us as their friends to confront them in their sin and hold them accountable, because their suffering is so raw and unending. Are we doing them a favor when we overlook their sin and make excuses for them? Maybe for a time this might be appropriate, as they each adjust to the difficulty or trial. But if this sin becomes a pattern, as it has with the examples above, then we as their Christian brothers and sisters must help them to repent and change.

Category: Discontentment

Where Do You Find Your Identity?

Real Life Lived by Dying to Self

How to Raise a Protester

Avoiding Worldly Indulgence

How to Help a Suffering Sinner

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