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When Trusting God Is Hard

Today Can Be Different Posted on September 23, 2026 by SherylSeptember 22, 2026
trusting God is hard

Somewhere deep inside, you want to believe, but something from your past or current situation makes trusting God hard. You prayed for healing that didn’t come. You lost a job, a home, a loved one. You look at wars, floods, famine and wonder how any of this makes sense in a “God is good” world.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk) | Tagged God's love, heartbreak, pain, sin, sinner, sinner's prayer, trust, Trust God, trusting God | 3 Replies

When Heaven Feels More Like A Dream

Today Can Be Different Posted on July 31, 2025 by SherylJuly 29, 2025
woman running into Jesus arms

Just as we often thought the much-anticipated milestones on our calendars would never come, but they did, so will the day when we race through the gates of heaven straight into our Savior’s arms.

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk) | Tagged childbirth, disappointments, engaged, frustrations, graduation day, heaven, married, milestones, pain, relationship, relationships, Romans 8:22, Romans 8:23, unbearable pain

Experiencing Joy In The New Year – In The Midst Of Sorrow

Today Can Be Different Posted on December 26, 2024 by SherylDecember 26, 2024

Has the loss of someone dear to you left a perpetual hole in your heart? Have the consequences of your poor choices convinced you that you’re a hopeless loser?

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Posted in Christian Up! (Maturing in Our Walk), Depression and Anxiety | Tagged Christmas, disappointment, disappointments, God's grace, grief, Happy New Year, hope, hopelessness, joy, Lamentations 3:22, Lamentations 3:23, loss, mercy, New Year, pain, power, sorrow

Making This December 26 Better Than Last Year’s

Today Can Be Different Posted on December 18, 2024 by SherylDecember 18, 2024
December 26 better than last

The more we draw near to and worship Him, the more we’ll become aware of how much He loves us and has intervened in our circumstances. The more we become aware of all He has done for us – and in us – the more we’ll experience healing from our pain and anger. Eventually, we’ll experience a joy we haven’t known for a long time.

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Posted in Couldn't Categorize (for countless reasons!) | Tagged anger, Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmas season, Christmas story, dealing with depression, December 26, depressed, depression, depression and anxiety, holy season, hope, life after depression, Matthew 2:11, mental health, mental health awareness, pain

Has Your World Suddenly Changed?

Today Can Be Different Posted on October 9, 2024 by SherylOctober 9, 2024

Whether our trial causes only temporary, albeit unwanted, adjustments, or if life suddenly changes in drastic, more permanent ways, I hope we’ll experience God’s presence as we meditate on 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 and allow God’s Holy Spirit to change how we respond to our trials.

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Posted in Couldn't Categorize (for countless reasons!) | Tagged 2 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:4, anger, change, compassion, crisis, devastating storms, devastation, devasting circumstances, emergency, pain

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