How to hold on to faith in the midst of uncertainty

Let’s be real: we are coping with an abundance of ambiguity right now. 2020 taught us to live with open hands like we never have before. 

And with so much loss in the last year, we might (understandably) be struggling to hold on to our faith. Trusting God with our needs, and the needs of those we love, might feel harder than it did when 2020 dawned. 

So how do we hold on to faith as we look to the future? 

The answer is surprisingly simple:

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When you need a reason to stay in the game

Staying in the Game“I don’t want to go.”

My daughter informed me that she had qualified to run in the district track meet but that she didn’t care to.  Only the top three runners in each event are sent to compete with students from all the other schools in our area. Her news thrilled me, so I puzzled over her reluctance.

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To Regret or Not To Regret?

It’s gotten under my skin, this quote. Yes, there are positive ways to mean/understand it, but I think it’s too easily skewed.

Never regret anything because at one point in your life it was exactly what you wanted.

(I don’t even know to whom to attribute the quote, so I extend my apologies for not noting it. Whomever you are, I wish I could hear the way you intended it because I think I beg to differ with you. Respectfully, of course.)

My deepest regrets in life are over the very times I did exactly what I wanted instead of what was wise.  Read More