Showing posts with label tragedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tragedy. Show all posts

Whether You Realize It or Not, Nothing Can Prepare You for Tragedy

  A preview of February's email-only article.


Mitch Gaff


Can you ever really prepare for tragedy?

Should you even try?

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The same counsel we give others in times of stress or grief we should abide by when such situations befall us. If we advise others to trust in God's provision, but feel slighted by God in the face of loss, doesn't that make us hypocrites?

But you see, everything Job taught and counseled those countless others to do could have been 100% correct in theory. Job was obviously wise, resourceful, and devout so I'm sure he had a lot of good advice to hand out.

But no amount of reading, studying, prayer, counsel, or anything else can prepare you for tragedy and the grief that follows. It is impossible to get in that headspace until you yourself undergo it.

 
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One Reason for Encouragement in Dark Times

God can restore all things.


Ben Hershey

If you've ever started reading the book of Job but neglected to finish the book, you're doing yourself a serious disservice.

The last chapter is the most critical.

In then end, what happens? God restores Job. He doubles his fortune, he blesses him with more children, and Job lives a long, happy life.

This resolution is crucial because it demonstrates the divine, omnipotent power of God to set things right. To our modern sensibilities, the last chapter of Job might sound too neat. It might seem like some sort of deus ex machina—an unrealistic ending to the story.

This Woman Taught Her Daughter-In-Law a Powerful Lesson in Selflessness

Do you ever wonder why Ruth gets all the credit?


Prem Kumar Marni (CC)





She was a great woman, sure. Sticking with her mother-in-law when she could have split. But to name the whole book after her?