If you want to make a comeback from your setback you will need to stop playing the victim. It’s time to make choices that make you the hero of your story.
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Is it possible to find peace in the middle of life’s chaos? Jesus said he can give us a peace like that but it will require that you give up control.
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Sometimes our anxiety turns prayer into obsessive venting sessions. But we would be wise to sit in silence to see if we can hear what God is trying to tell us.
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When bad things happen, the natural response is to deny it, or strike out against it, or try to make a deal. These are all stages of grief. It’s important to work through the grief cycle so you can claim your new life.
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The first step in recovering from loss (exile) is to give your loss a name. Name it. Identify your loss so you can do something about it.
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In this post I explore a meditation by Richard Rohr on how failure can help us get it right and how perfection can be our enemy.
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Richard Rohr speaks about there being two halves to life. In order to successfully enter the second half it requires a stripping of much of what you’ve worked hard to achieve.
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When we experience a setback we often fear the worsts case scenario… losing everything. But Richard Rohr helps us to see that losing everything can bring freedom.
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Sometimes our failures lead us to feel like God is against us… like we can’t win. But God is for us. Here is a story from the Bible that illustrates this idea.
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When you’ve experienced a setback it’s easy to feel abandoned by God. But all exiles come to an end. God shows up to restore you.
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When you have a need that no one wants to meet it can cause anger. That anger can deepen your sense of loss and exile.
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Experiencing and recovering from a deep loss brings mixed emotions. In this post we hear from the mother whose son is recovering from a brain tumor.
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This post continues the series looking at how to overcome a setback. Today we look at the anger that comes from experiencing a tragic event.
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When our choices in life are limited, that can lead to anger and our anger causes a setback. But what is the real cause of the anger? Take a look.
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There are many experiences that can cause a setback in our lives (exile). One of them is being invalidated by people in power. This post looks at the anger produced in us from being invalidated.
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Many people get stuck in anger because they are unaware of the secondary losses associated with their anger. This post explores secondary losses.
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Research has shown that journaling helps people to recover from loss and trauma. Is it possible that it might help you to heal as well?
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A setback, coupled with loss, is what leads to exile. There are three main emotions associated with setback and loss. Don’t run from them. Embrace them to learn what God wants to show you about yourself.
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Life is filled with losses. These losses can send you into “exile,” a setback. And when you decide to follow God and his ways there may be more losses as you say good-bye to a former life.
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When you’ve suffered a severe setback in life (exile), it’s easy to feel alone, like this has never happened to anyone else. But the Bible shows that exile is more the norm than the exception.
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