The Circle of Love

"Jesus consistently moves toward the people who know they are not enough."

I read the words again and again after a long dry season of asking God just where He is. My faith reassures me He is with me, but I can't feel Him, and I so need to feel Him when people around me are uber-productive, hyper-busy and seemingly on their way to the top while I'm unfocused and feeling like a failure. Just Who defines the top, and why are so many of us striving to get there? Where exactly is there?

Donna WylandFebruary 10, 2017love, Jesus, not enough, enough, friendship, encouragement, hope, God, faith, feel, productive, busy, focused, unfocused, failure, striving, nothing to prove, satisfy, acceptance, value, worth, unworthy, life, new life, light, live, circle of life, circle of love, comfort, peace, meaning, searching, self-esteem, struggle, surrender, freedom, assurance, unwanted, unloved, Freedom, free, read, blessing, believeComment

Where True Hope is Found

My aunt took her own life last Sunday while my uncle was at church. She said she didn't feel well, so he left the house believing he would return to her warmth and humor after hearing the Word of God. But his expectation was not realized. Instead, his world was shattered by her lifeless body...strangled in solitary silence.

Donna WylandJanuary 27, 2017depression, Co-dependency, suicide, sadness, savior, love, hope, comfort, confidence, save, miracles, healing, guidance, pray, Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, family, faith, despair, friend, counselor, heart, hurt, Christ, scripture, Psalm, relationship, purpose, life, worth, meaningComment

Listen to Your Heart

So you know how most of us are just trying to do the right thing? Think of others first. Love, live, laugh. Help each other. Hold one another. Hang on one day at a time... Why, then, do some people try to throw a cloak of shame over tender hearts that were so close to being healed? Why would anyone want to hurt another person in the name of "religious truth?"

When you feel criticized and judged, listen to your heart. That's where the Spirit of Jesus Christ resides.

Donna WylandDecember 2, 2016shame, guilt, religion, legalism, judgment, criticism, grace, truth, trials, love, worth, self-esteem, self-worth, hang on, live, laugh, help, hurt, understand, God, Jesus, behavior, hope, heart, joy, listen, Lord, new life, life path, blessings, blessing, Bible, abuse, abandonment, believe, receive, direction, wisdom, peace, unworthy, Freedom, faith, relationships, rejection, goodness, kindness, Spirit, ChristComment

Worth Talking About

I'm walking away from an extremely unhealthy eighteen year marriage. It's the hardest thing I've ever had to do. The past two days have been particularly difficult as I struggled to find something to be grateful for. Feeling so low on Sunday I simply thanked God for the sunshine. That was the best I could do.

FreeDonna WylandSeptember 18, 2013abuse, blessing, care, change, consequences, counsel, crisis, daughter, direction, divorce, faith, freedom, friendship, God, good, grace, grateful, guilt, Jesus, life, Lord, marriage, mentor, mistake, mother, praise, pray, reject, Savior, search, selfish, shame, single mother, stuff, surrender, talk, thankful, trust, Unhealthy marriage, wisdom, worthComment

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