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Feeling Abandoned by God: A Temporary Setback As a Christian, there have been times when I've allowed circumstances to cloud my perspective, leading me to feel as though God had abandoned me. One such instance occurred after recovering from a debilitating bout of flu. Despite regaining my physical health, I found myself plagued by fatigue, lethargy, and a barrage of negative thoughts. In this weakened state, I started fixating on the perceived shortcomings in my life – the lack of energy, the absence of retirement savings, and the unfulfilled promises. It felt as though God had taken a vacation from me, leaving me to grapple with these challenges alone. However, upon reflection, I realized that this was merely a temporary setback, a faithless and childish fit, as I had forgotten the fundamental truths of our Christian walk. Trials and Tribulations: God's School for Overcoming As Christians, we are not exempt from trials and tribulations. In fact, these challenges serve as our v...

Yesterday I found myself pondering a simple question that is not simple at all: what has the most influence over our actions — money, love, or Jesus? That question sounds like something you could answer quickly in a Sunday school class. The correct answer is obvious, right? Jesus. Of course Jesus should have the most influence. We know the right words. We know the scriptures. We know what we are supposed to say. But our lives often tell the truth before our mouths do. We make decisions every day. Where we go. What we wear. What we watch. What we buy. Who we call. Who we avoid. What we compromise. What we defend. What we excuse. Every action is serving something. The question is not whether we are being influenced. The question is who or what is doing the influencing. When Money Starts Making the Decisions This thought hit me during an encounter at the mall. There was a young woman working in one of those open booths, and her face looked defeated. She did not look excited. She did ...

I am recovering right now, and sickness has a way of making you ponder things you might not slow down long enough to consider when everything is going well. When you are healthy, you can move fast. You can work, talk, pray, blog, clean, run errands, and act like your body is just going to cooperate forever. Then a fever comes along and suddenly walking to the refrigerator feels like a mission trip. You get up to take medicine, cough halfway across the room, and forget why you were standing there in the first place. That is where I have been. Writing down medication times on a dry erase board. Trying to remember what I took and when. Battling the flu and the extra junk that came along with it. Half-delirious, half-frustrated, and apparently still suffering from blogging withdrawal. But even sickness can become a place of reflection if we let the Lord speak in the middle of it. Sickness Reminds Us We Are Not Invincible One thing sickness does quickly is humble us. A fever does not c...