Not too long ago I had a conversation with a person who struggles with addiction. He told me how he has a goal of developing more self discipline in his life. But he finds that he always fails in his efforts. He feels that… Continue Reading “Choosing to Let Desperation Work”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Attitude Change, Change, Desperate, Desperation, Discomfort, Do it on my own, Faith, Frustration, Hope, I Need God, Last resort, Long Suffering, love, Miserable, Misery, Motivation, Out of options, Pain, Patience, Perseverance, Suffering, the human will, Transformation
It’s a condition that I have had for many years now. I am prone to develop infections in my colon that can be extremely painful. It has put me in the hospital in the past, and I have come to recognize the feeling in… Continue Reading “Choosing Real Comfort”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Comfort, Confusion, Desensitized, Discomfort, Emotional Pain, Feel better, Feelings, God's Comfort, guilt, Identity, Internal Wholeness, Internet porn, Medicate, Medication, Misunderstood, Negativity, Numb, Numbing the pain, Pain, Porn, Pornography, Psychic Pain, Real Comfort, Sadness, Self Reliance, Self-medicate, Self-Medication, Sickness, sin, Soul Medication, Symptoms, Unforgiveness, Wholeness
Not too long ago I had a conversation with a person who struggles with addiction. He told me how he has a goal of developing more self discipline in his life. But he finds that he always fails in his efforts. He feels that… Continue Reading “Choosing How I See God”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Attitude, Attitude Change, Blind, Blind to God, Change, Change My Mind, Closed Eyes, Despair, Desperate, Desperate for change, Desperation, Discomfort, Do it myself, Eternal Hope, Eyes Wide Open, Frustration, Hope, Humility, Misery, More Information, New Perspective, Open Eyes, Passion of Christ, Rewards of suffering, Seeing God, Stubborn, Stubborness, Suffering, Sufferings of Jesus, Wrestling with Addiction, Wrong view of God
After my face was smashed into the sweaty mat several times by a brute bigger than me I changed my mind. That was enough, and I gave up the thought of becoming a wrestler. The high school coach had said he could make me… Continue Reading “Choosing to Wrestle with God”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Confusion, Desperation, Discomfort, Don't give up, Draw near to God, Endurance, Endure, Faith, Fighting with God, God's blessing, Jacob, Life is Unfair, New Identity, Pain, Perseverance, Promises of God, Struggles, Struggling with God, Suffering, Wrestling with God
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