This teen was having fun on a service trip when pain in one of her ears threatened to ruin everything. Then, an article from the Sentinel came to her rescue.
The many names for God helped us each pray in our own way to feel comforted.
I began considering the God-given, spiritual qualities that I naturally express, such as strength, resilience, goodness, and joy. I started to realize that these qualities couldn’t come and go; they were hardwired in me.
I knew I had dominion over any scared or nervous thoughts. If I felt nervous at all, I still knew I was safe every time.
If you’re hitting a lot of dead ends looking for a job, or maybe just feeling like your talents aren’t recognized, this author has some ideas that can help.
I’d been looking at this as a chance to perform and to show off what I thought was my talent, when my motive should have been to glorify God.
I’d discovered that my joy, my strength, my capacity were all sourced in God, who is certain and sure.
Mom got out a book that had helped Hunter before because it has lots of stories about God in it.
I turned to prayer and let go of how I wanted things to turn out, instead trusting God with every aspect of my life.
It was the end of high school and this author felt pulled between her parents’ desire for her future, and her own. What came next was an unexpected answer from God.
This athlete wanted to perform well—for herself and for her track team. But when the stress got to be too much, she knew she needed a change of mind-set. And that started with God.