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Rattled

Have you ever heard the saying that God will not give you more than you can handle? I have heard it most of my life. But here lately after listening to a couple podcasts, the most recent is Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson, they made me question it and realize that is not necessarily true. They talk about how it doesn’t specifically say that anywhere in the Bible and there are many times and seasons that we are in that it is more than we can handle but we have Him to get us through. This gave me a whole new perspective. I have had a lot on the plate and juggling it all has been hard, but lately with my first flight in twelve years upon me my anxiety and fears have been at an all time high. For some of you its worse things and you are facing fears of cancer, death of a family member, loss of a job, something that is way beyond what you can handle. In my situation I can feel my fears becoming more present than my faith and maybe for some of you that is what is happening as…

Seeking Peace

Lately there have been so many hard deaths to have to deal with. The latest one was one of the hard ones, the one where I struggle and try to grasp at anything to tell me why. Why did this have to happen? I just do not understand. I want to understand so that the loss won’t sting as much. To see people you love have to endure so much pain is gut wrenching. I had a restless sleep last night because I just couldn’t quit thinking. It is hard to know that we will never fully understand because we were not made to. Things like this that happen test our faith in so many ways. It disrupts the peace within our hearts. Beloved, do not be surprised that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as if something strange were happening to you. But rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when His glory is revealed you may also rejoice exultantly. 1 Peter 4: 12-13 The Catholic Bible, Personal Study Edition. Oxford University Press, 2007. Trusting in the unknown is hard at times because God has…