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    The Goodness of God in Suffering
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    January Journal: Share Four Somethings
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    Holding Onto Hope in Hard Times
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    A New Year: A Book of Blank Pages

 

 

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Donna Bucher
What are you taking for granted?⁣ ⁣ This week What are you taking for granted?⁣
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This week I lost my mother suddenly. My mind immediately went to my last conversation. Did I tell her I loved her?⁣
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Thankfully I had. But it brought to mind so many ways I take things, people, and even God for granted every day.⁣
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I assume things will always be the same, only one day they're not.⁣
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Join me @w2wministries for my guest post this week where I talk about this topic, in my post, "What Do You Take For Granted?", link in bio!
When was the last time you saw God's goodness in t When was the last time you saw God's goodness in the midst of your suffering?⁣
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At times, real suffering isolates us, causing feelings of abandonment. ⁣
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Often the first thoughts swirling in my mind center on wondering where God is in the situation.⁣
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Though my mind knows the promise of his Presence, (Deuteronomy 31:8), my heart fails in seeing the goodness of God in suffering because it feels distanced from the goodness of His love.⁣
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Join me on the blog as I explore God's goodness in the midst of suffering in my new post, "The Goodness of God in Suffering". ⁣
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I made an amazing discovery you won't want to miss! Link in bio!
It's not always easy to see God's goodness in suff It's not always easy to see God's goodness in suffering.⁣
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The psalmist boasts confidence in seeing the Lord's goodness in the land of the living; that is, in the here and now. (Psalm 27:13)⁣
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But one glance around assaults our sensitivities with evil and suffering.⁣
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Where the goodness? ⁣
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Yet perhaps we glimpse the goodness of God in suffering as nowhere else.⁣
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Join me on the blog as I explore God's goodness in the midst of suffering in my new post, "The Goodness of God in Suffering". ⁣
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I made an amazing discovery you won't want to miss! Link in bio!
January was a hard month for me with disappointmen January was a hard month for me with disappointments, hard health news & the loss of Mom.

All reasons to lean hard into God & the living Hope found there. Who knew I would see & experience my One Word for 2023 so much in the first month of the year! 

These highlights remind me of the goodness of God in the everyday.

Be sure to read my full update in my post, "January Journal", link in bio!

What was your most memorable highlight from January?
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Are you struggling in a hard place right now?⁣
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At one time or another in the coming year, times of drought and hardship will cross your path. ⁣
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But though you may encounter moments which feel hopeless, as a beloved daughter of God, Hope is never lost.⁣
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Hiding Hope in your heart on a daily basis through spending time with the God of Hope equips you for times of drought.⁣
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Strengthening your heart daily in God's Word, reveals God's character and work in your life, storing up the light of His truth for times when darkness hides His face.⁣
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Check out my new blog post, "Hiding Hope in Your Heart", for an important lesson I learned from Psalm 42. Link in bio!
Are you hiding Hope in your heart?⁣ ⁣ Learning Are you hiding Hope in your heart?⁣
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Learning the importance of hiding Hope in your heart helps prepare you for times when your heart loses the strength to see beyond the present darkness.⁣
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When the God of Hope hides His Hope in our hearts, we confidently rest in the knowledge that the best is yet to come, even in the darkest of times.⁣
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An anchor for our soul (Hebrews 6:19), our Hope in God tethers us to Christ in the storms of life, allowing us to remain present with God above the waves of turmoil seeking to drown us.⁣
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Check out my new blog post, "Hiding Hope in Your Heart", for an important lesson I learned from Psalm 42. Link in bio!
Have you ever found Hope in the sunrise?⁣ ⁣ Th Have you ever found Hope in the sunrise?⁣
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There’s nothing quite like a winter sunrise. The colors seem incredibly vivid through the frosty air.⁣
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Walking many hard paths of suffering, enduring seemingly unending dark nights, endear me to those first rays of sunlight bringing the promise of a new day.⁣
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Even with the promise of a new year ahead, many of us bring trials and brokenness with us from previous years. ⁣
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Quenching any glimmer of Hope we thought we might find when the last days of 2022 slipped into 2023.⁣
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But remember, no matter how long the night, the sun always rises.⁣
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Join me at @w2wministries for this week's guest post, "Hope in the Sunrise", where I share a special lesson the sunrise recently whispered to my soul. Link in bio!
When you reflect on a previous month, do you recei When you reflect on a previous month, do you receive the challenges with as much joy as the blessings?⁣
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As I join @heathergerwing for her Share Four Somethings feature, which looks back over the past month through four specific categories, I was convicted about some attitudes I held.⁣
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Join me over on the blog for my new post, "January Journal: Share Four Somethings", for some surprises both wondrous and challenging. Link in bio!
How do you look back over the last month?⁣ ⁣ W How do you look back over the last month?⁣
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Waving farewell to another month, I rejoice in a glance back at my January Journal, joining @heathergerwing as she hosts a monthly feature called, Share Four Somethings, where writers share the fourth Saturday of each month something in each of four categories from the previous month.⁣
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Many readers notice I choose a theme for each month, which often reflects lessons or themes from my personal life. ⁣
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This month’s theme is “journal”, which speaks to my reflections on not only January, but the start of a new year, learning to trust God’s goodness in both the pleasant and challenging.⁣
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Join me over on the blog, in my new post, "January Journal: Share Four Somethings" for some surprises, both wondrous and challenging which met me in January! Link in bio!
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