Reframe Your Identity: Day 36

When you experience a setback, it’s easy to take on a negative identity. But if you want to make a comeback, it’s important to take on a new identity, one that’s defined by God.

Facing Your Shame - Day 31

When you experience a setback, it’s easy to let your shame keep you from making a comeback. If you want to recover from your setback it’s important to face your shame.

Admitting Who You Really Are - Day 30

Who are you, really? We put a lot of energy in presenting our best self, but is that really helping us? If you are stuck in a failure or setback, the first step to recovery is to admit who you really are, warts and all.

Facing Your Nakedness - Day 26

When everything has been stripped from your life and you stand alone and “naked” what do you do? Where do you find your worth? What can you learn about yourself? Facing your nakedness can be a turning point for you.

The Discipline of Darkness - Day 25

Oswald Chambers spoke of a “discipline of darkness.” This means that God teaches us things during dark times that we will never learn in the light. What might God be teaching you during your season of loss or hardship?

Learning Humility in Exile - Day 19

God allows hard times to come our way and uses them to shape and develop us. We can fight it or yield to what God is doing within us. He wants to help us to exchange our pride for humility.

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Companions of Comfort in Exile - Day 18

When you’ve experienced a setback (exile) it’s natural to experience isolation and loneliness. But God never abandons us. He sends us companions to comfort us.

faith, grief, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichMarch 10, 2023grief, isolation, loss, loneliness Comments

Denying Your Loss - Day Ten

When you experience a loss or setback, it’s easy to go into denial rather than face the painful emotions of anger, fear, and sadness.

Return from Exile: A 40-Day Journey From Setback to Comeback

We all have setbacks in life. For some of us, we get stuck in these setbacks, what I call “exile.” This post begins a 40 day journey to help you move from setback to comeback in your life. Join me.

faith, recovery, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichFebruary 24, 2023grief, grief and loss, setback, loss, failure Comments

Ministry Update and Free Book Offer

I’m heading back to Mexico to speak to pastors about spiritual abuse. I’m also releasing the Spanish edition of my book Broken Trust (Una Confianza Rota) for free on Kindle.

religion and spirituality, churchF. Remy DiederichFebruary 10, 2023spiritualabuse, abusoespiritual, iglesiamexicanoComment

Sabbath Is God's Answer For Our Shame

There is an inverse connection between shame and Sabbath, or the ability to rest. Shame causes us to strive for acceptance and never enter the rest that God has for us. But when you stop to rest, you might hear God’s voice of love.

faith, God, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichFebruary 3, 2023rest, Sabbath, shame, striving Comments

Free Book on Shame and Overcoming Past Hurts

Healing the Hurts of Your Past is available for free on Kindle and Audible for a limited time.

F. Remy DiederichJanuary 27, 2023 Comments

Shame and the Coping Mechanisms We Use

Shame is a painful emotion. As a result, we resort to a variety of coping mechanisms to cover the pain. But is it worth the trouble?

Live a Better Life in 2023

Everyone wants to live a better life but often feel defeated. But maybe finding a new motivation and power is what has been missing.

F. Remy DiederichJanuary 6, 2023Comment

The Weakness of God - Advent Reflection (4)

In this final Advent reflection on the weakness of God I look at thoughts from Henri Nouwen on self-worth.

faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichDecember 23, 2022Advent, weakness of god, Christmas, Henri NouwenComment

The Weakness of God: Advent (3)

Jesus wasn’t ashamed of being associated with weakness. He’s not ashamed of being associated with you either.

faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichDecember 16, 2022advent, jesus, weaknessComment

The Weakness of God - Advent (2)

You might be offended at the thought of God’s “weakness.” But if you take time to consider God’s weakness you might be surprised of the impact that it has on you.

F. Remy DiederichDecember 9, 2022Comment

The Weakness of God... Advent Reflection (1)

The world champions strength and shuns weakness. But Jesus entered the world and left it in weakness. What can we learn from the “weakness of God” in this Advent season?

Holiday Grief: Is it time to let go?

The holidays magnify the pain and grief of our losses, especially the loss of loved ones. But for that very reason, God can use the holidays to bring healing and a new life to the bereaved.

faith, grief, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 18, 2022grief, grieving loss, grief and loss, Holiday griefComment

Grief: Can There Be a Hidden Blessing? (Henri Nouwen)

Mourning is not a place to live but a process to move through to a place where life is good again. Henri Nouwen offers his wisdom on how to approach loss.

faith, grief, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 11, 2022grief, grief and loss, Henri Nouwen, Grief cycleComment

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