Hope for the Hurting

How To Face Transitions with God’s Help
Are you struggling with an unexpected and totally unwanted transition in your life? You’re not alone. Transition is just a part of life. Do I like it? Not all the time; but sometimes a transition can be an answer to prayer. I do like that. Also, it is sometimes not THE answer we had hoped for, but it is an answer. I am learning that when we learn how to face transitions with God’s help, we find hope even when life doesn’t go the way we had planned, and pain and heartache do enter our story.

God’s Plans are Good
Life is hard. Sometimes things don’t go the way we hope. Sometimes things don’t go the way we plan. Sometimes life just seems so difficult, like we’ll never make it to our destiny. But we can’t give up. God has plans for each of us. And God’s plans are good.

Depending on God’s Grace to Cope with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain affects millions of individuals every year. It has a tendency to rob the best of us. When you’ve experienced excruciating pain for years, is God’s grace enough when you’ve reached your breaking point? Is our weakness made perfect in God’s strength? Tera Bradham DeNeui, a swimmer who was expected to be an Olympian until her career was cut short prematurely by an accident and chronic pain, shares how depending on God’s grace helped her cope.

Waiting Room of Life
Do you ever feel like you’re in the middle of the ocean, waiting for someone to throw you a life preserver? Have you been praying the same prayer and wondered why God hasn’t answered, or delivered you from your trial? I’ve been there many times. I’ve grown weary while waiting on God to answer. Through it all, I’ve learned valuable lessons about trusting God during the process.

A Happy Heart Starts with Confession
Are you plagued by guilt and shame or have you been in the past? It’s time to leave those painful emotions behind. Tricia Goyer shares a 5-minute process with 5 steps that will lead you to freedom and a happy heart. It starts with confession.

When All Is Not As It Seems
Sometimes the hardest days end up bringing the most hope. On those days when everything in us cries out, “If only…” we may need to shift our perspective to see hope renewed. Will you trust Him with your “if only…”?

6 Ways to Manage Expectations as an Empty Nester
As an empty nester, have you ever received a text message from your adult child that said, “happy birthday,” instead of a gift, and felt disappointed? Maybe you were expecting something else? Don’t allow negative emotions to fester inside of you. Read more as Jill Savage shares 6 ways you can manage your expectations as an empty nester.

Lessons From a Crabby Morning: Peace Comes from Perseverance
Have you ever grown tired in your struggle? Weary of trying? Wondered “why bother?” It might shock some to know, I have. I learned valuable lessons while watching the sunrise on a crabby morning. The most unlikely of creatures taught me about the peace that comes from perseverance.

5 Tips to Help You Break Free from Regrets that Hold You Back
Rhonda Stoppe has more than 30 years of experience helping women build no regrets lives. She shares 5 battle-ready tips that will help women who are stuck in regret and shame break free from those regrets that are holding them back. If you’re stuck in regret, you don’t have to stay there. It’s time to break free. Start working through these tips today!

Why Was I Born?
Have you ever asked the question, “why was I born?” We were each created on purpose and for a purpose. What was our ultimate purpose for being born? Like so many other things, we’ll find the answer in the Bible.