I heard this week that 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail by the middle of February. Only 8% of all resolutions will be fulfilled by the end of the year. And yet, every year, we try.
Something in us feels wired for hope. There’s something good that pushes us to seek more growth, more change. Whenever we move into a new season we carry hope that manifests in expectations, often unspoken. We have expectations for the new year, the new job, the new location, for what God might do. We have expectations on ourselves, others, even God. While hope is good, we are often disappointed. Why?... read moreHave you ever felt uncertain of what God wanted? Or perhaps you knew what He wanted but just really really didn't want to do it? I know God wants us in Durango. At least most of the time I know that. He gave me Scripture to cling to for when it got hard but when circumstances don't come together combined with a not really wanting to, it gets hard. In my life God seems to like to wait to the last moment |
......I was just six weeks out of the hospital. It had been my second stay because of a hyper-manic episode related to bipolar disorder. It was also our 13th anniversary. My husband had given me a lovely card--that beautiful man. As I was reading it, I came to the verse he had written from Isaiah 51 and I could barely catch my breath..read more
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...However, there are times when changes are not welcomed in our lives as the ones above are. Change isn’t always happy and positive like the birth of a new child or a marriage. Sometimes change is quite painful. Often we long for our life to just be like it was before. We long for the comfort and familiarity of a "home" that no longer exists. We long... Read more.
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Laura Krokos
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