Gracefully Living

Through the good and the bad

I think we live in a world where it’s very easy to be grateful for the good in our lives and even easier to be upset at the bad. People say “God is good all the time.” And when life is flowing smoothly we say it back with a smile on our face. But when things are rocky it’s easy to look the other way in remorse. One thing I think we as Christians do often is forget to seek God in the good and the bad. We’re all about praising Him in celebration but sometimes I think we forget that even on the bad days He is still so good.
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Embrace – word for 2019

I’ve always had a goal of picking a word for the new year but I’ve never really stuck to it. Normally I’d forget I even picked a word four days into January. But this year is a big year for me and so here I am again picking a word. It’s taken me a little while to decide what I wanted my word to be and after a lot of searching I decided on Embrace with a little bit of courage lol. Embracing is something I’ve never been very good at. I like plans and comfort, and the thought of simply just embracing scares me completely. Though if there’s anything I learned last year it’s that we can’t plan life, it’s simply too complex and ever changing. Our God has a plan for us more beautiful than we could plan for ourselves. Though even knowing all this sometimes I still find it very hard to embrace the path in front of me. Sometimes I’d rather study the map a little longer.

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