Learning to live after loss blog
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When is Vengeance Okay
I have never experienced war, but I imagine living through it would impact my perspective on vengeance. I recall my grandmother’s bitterness toward those who killed her loved ones. Would she be justified in wishing ill on whole nations, asking God to give them what was coming to them?
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When Remorse Sets In
In You’ve Got Mail, Joe had given Kathleen advice to “go to the mattresses,” meaning go to war. But he warned her, “when you finally have the pleasure of saying the thing you mean to say the moment you mean to say it, remorse inevitably follows.”
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At Least I am not the F-mom
Drew and friends were sharing their mothers’ preferred cuss word. Apparently, I was one of the D-moms. When Drew told me on the way home from school, I felt a little foolish. He tried to make me feel better by saying, “at least you aren’t the F-mom!”
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The Priest-King
I do not enjoy reading about God’s wrath spilling over in judgment. As I keep growing in my understanding of His character, I am still somewhat conflicted by how mercy and justice co-exist. And yet, they do so perfectly in the Lord who is my Priest-King.
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Just Show Up
I think I am like most of my readers in that I love to watch an epic battle where good overcomes evil. To witness the courageous struggle when the stakes couldn’t be higher is riveting. In real life, all I need to do is just show up. The battle is…
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Spiritual Renewal
As I cry for spiritual renewal, heartache of some kind is what God uses to change me. He tries the easy way, but I don’t listen. Heartache is what seems to get my attention. Why is that? Why can’t I learn the easy way?
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Have Mercy, O God
I am a thief. I shoplifted multiple times from a department store when I was in Jr High. And I never got caught. Even though, I didn’t feel good about it, I wasn’t ready to plead for God’s mercy.
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Holy Hatred
Are there people so evil I do not even want God to save them? Is it okay if I hate them? After all the wickedness they have done, they do not deserve God’s grace.
