live.

live.

We look at life through a lens.

We either see the good and are angry about the bad, or we see the bad and are thankful for the good.

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With destruction, there is always hope.

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The earth reveals who God is.

Why doesn’t he stop evil and tragedy?

I don’t know.

But I do know he brings something good from it.

It doesn’t make the pain go away, but it makes you live again.

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Eggs&Beer / Foter.com / CC BY

loss.

loss.

Loss makes us grieve.

Death is loss.

But there are many other kinds of loss.

Job.

Home.

Sickness.

Failure (perceived or real).

Broken dreams.

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You were going one way, until suddenly, it all stopped.

Your fault, his fault, her fault, their fault.

Why blame? Does it help?

Learn flexibility. The way a vine finds the path to reach the sky.

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Unhindered, unapologetic

… but not unscathed.

A  leaf turns yellow and a new one grows. A blossom drops and a new one forms.

Let the tears fall and the anger find a place.

But then, live again.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jekkone/5402067141/

Randy Son Of Robert / Foter.com / CC BY

live.

live.

We look at life through a lens.

We either see the good and are angry about the bad, or we see the bad and are thankful for the good.

forest

 

With destruction, there is always hope.

after-the-ashes_l

 

The earth reveals who God is.

Why doesn’t he stop evil and tragedy?

I don’t know.

But I do know he brings something good from it.

It doesn’t make the pain go away, but it makes you live again.

~~~

Photo Courtesy:

Eggs&Beer / Foter.com / CC BY

 

live.

live.

It seems as if nothing will get better.

Looking at nature, we can learn much about life.

The earth is always renewing. Winters are long and all looks barren.

But beneath the earth there is life waiting to make its appearance.

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Your life may look barren.

It won’t always be that way.

The hope of spring is always in sight!