Let God Define Your Identity

Our failures often define us. But God looks past our failures to see who we can be. Let God be the one who decides your identity.

Reframe Your Losses: No More Regrets

Regrets from past failures and losses and paralyze you. They take over your mind. So it’s important to reframe your loss.

The Desert Prepares You for a Comeback

If you’ve experienced a personal setback and landed in a bad place, God can use that place to prepare you for your comeback.

Bible, faith, religion and spirituality, sufferingF. Remy DiederichFebruary 3, 2014exile, grief, loss, suffering, comeback Comments

Reframe Your View of God: Day 37

We often get stuck in a wilderness (exile) after experiencing a setback in life. But sometimes we stay stuck because we have a low view of God. We think scarcity rather than abundance.

faith, religion and spirituality, GodF. Remy DiederichJanuary 20, 2014abundance, exile, grief, hope, loss, resurrection, scarcity Comments

Reframe Your Offender: Day 35

When you’ve been hurt, it’s easy to think that your offender is in control. Your only defense is anger and resentment. But forgiveness can set you free from your past.

Reframe Your Loss: Day 34

Experiencing a loss can devastate you, sending you into a cycle of despair. But if you can reframe your loss, you might break free and get your life back.

Be the Hero of Your Story (Not the Victim): Day 33

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.

Finding Peace in Your Chaos - Day 32

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.

faith, religion and spirituality, recoveryF. Remy DiederichDecember 20, 2013loss, peace, suffering, finding peace Comments

Listening Prayer - Day 29

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.

faith, recovery, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichDecember 14, 2013Richard Rohr, prayer, silence Comments

Grieving Your Loss - Day 28

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.

Return from Exile - Day 27

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.

Christianity, faith, recovery, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichDecember 9, 2013exile, grief, loss, suffering Comments

Perfection: the Enemy of the Good (Richard Rohr) - Day 24

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.

Two Halves of Life (Richard Rohr) - Day 23

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.

faith, grief, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 30, 2013control, loss, Richard Rohr, grief Comments

Finding Wisdom in Exile - Day 22

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.

faith, grief, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 27, 2013exile, loss, Richard Rohr Comments

God Removes Your Shame - Day 21

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.

Bible, faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 25, 2013exile, grief, loss, Mephibosheth Comment

Finding God's Comfort in Exile - Day 20

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.

faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 23, 2013comfort, exile, grief, loss Comments

The Anger of Unmet Needs - Day 17

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.

faith, grief, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 16, 2013anger, control, grief, loss, unmet needs Comments

The Bittersweet Feelings of Loss - Day 16

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.

faith, grief, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 13, 2013cancer, grief, loss Comments

The Anger of Personal Tragedy - Day 15

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.

faith, religion and spirituality, angerF. Remy DiederichNovember 11, 2013grief, Jerry Sittser, loss, trauma, tragedy Comment

The Anger of Invalidation - Day 13

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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