Recovering From a Crash and Burn Experience

When you’ve experience a crash and burn moment in your life, is there any hope? Or is all hope lost? Or is there a way to move forward and recreate your life? This is the last post in a series wrestling with these questions and offering answers.

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A Crash And Burn Sends You to the Sideline

Has a personal setback recently put you on the sidelines of life, making you feel disconnected and discouraged? Do you often feel as though you may never fully regain what was lost or return to the path you once knew? Explore valuable principles of recovery and healing from “crash and burn” experiences through this insightful series of posts designed to guide and encourage you.

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Exile always follows a Crash and Burn

When you hit rock bottom after a crash and burn experience, you may feel like you are in exile. But exile isn't a dead end—it's a new beginning. Learn how this period of separation from your old life offers a fresh perspective and helps you rebuild your relationship with God.

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Eight Reasons Bad Things Happen to You

Why do difficult and painful experiences seem to keep happening in our lives? This post explores several possible reasons behind this challenging pattern and provides thoughtful ideas on how to reduce the frequency of negative events. It aims to offer insight and support to those seeking to break free from cycles of hardship.

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Impatience - the Biggest Temptation of All

Do you struggle giving in to temptation? Temptation is directly linked to our impatience. We can’t wait for the right thing and are willing to accept a cheap imitation. Find practical answers to overcome the temptation of impatience.

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Should Abuse survivors Call God “Father”?

Abuse survivors often struggle calling God “father.” But that’s what Jesus told us to call God. Are there other names we can call God to avoid the association we might have with a bad human father? This article offers some suggestions that can help.

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Grieving the Loss of My Mother

My mom just passed away. Although she was 93, lived a good life, and died in her sleep, it still hurts. This personal reflection explores the unexpected waves of sadness that hit, and the natural rhythm of life and death.

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Aurora Shooting, Penn State Scandal. Can we forgive?

When tragedy happens at the hands of evil people, what role does forgiveness play in it? In the recent school shooting and university scandal, should the perpetrators be forgiven? Is it ever too soon to forgive?

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How to Forgive Yourself - Break the Vow

Sometimes we can’t forgive ourselves because we’ve made a vow against it. It’s our way of punishing ourselves. But if you want to move on with your life, it’s important to forgive yourself. You may need to break a vow first. Read this post to learn how.

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how to forgive Yourself - Consider the Lie

Every dysfunction is rooted in a lie of some kind. When you are unable to forgive yourself there are many lies that you might be believing about yourself. Learn what these lies are and how they cause you to mistreat yourself.

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