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When Someone Is Hurting

It seems right now the whole world is struggling and in a tender place. Now more than ever, we need to know how to be kind to each other. Some of that is, of course, expressed in what we do. But our words matter too.

What do we say when someone we care about is hurting? Perhaps even more important, what do we *not* say?

I’ve created a short Say This, Not That printable guide based on my work as a counselor, life coach, and fellow human who has said A LOT of things she wishes she could take back.

“The words of the wise bring healing” (Prov. 12:18). Your words make a difference, and our hurting world needs them more than ever before.

(The "Say This, Not That" list is available as a *free* printable! Enter your email here and it'll arrive in your inbox within 5 minutes: https://bit.ly/20phrasesPDF)

Holley Gerth

"Over the history of our world, humanity has offered up a number of solutions, deities, potions, crystal balls, and formulas for affecting good outcomes in our life. But there's only one solution that involves the Creator of the Universe leaving heaven to bodily walk inside every ache a human faces, and then letting us carry His Spirit inside us as both a comfort and compass. He has His eye on the sparrow, and He has His eye on you." - Jennifer Dukes Lee

Today, some of you woke up with swirling thoughts of uncertainty and worry, even anguish.

You had high hopes for what you wanted this next week/month/season of your life to hold, but it's feeling up-end-y and off-kilter at the moment.

These are the tender moments that have you sighing at the kitchen sink, crying in the shower, and anxiously twirling your hair at the stoplight.

Choosing to trust God in moments like these is not an act of weakness. In our do-it-yourself culture, you would be applauded if you decided to fix it single-handedly and then charge down the path you've charted in your mind. 

The bravest act looks a lot like surrender, laying down our ideas of what life is supposed to look like. Bravery looks like bringing Him both your tears and your trust. Bravery looks like letting Him steady your shaking hands in His.

Over the history of our world, humanity has offered up a number of solutions, deities, potions, crystal balls, and formulas for affecting good outcomes in our life. But there's only one solution that involves the Creator of the Universe leaving heaven to bodily walk inside every ache a human faces, and then letting us carry His Spirit inside us as both a comfort and compass.

He has His eye on the sparrow, and He has His eye on you.

Here's a prayer for you to pray today, and I am praying it with you: 

Dear God,
Sometimes I have no idea where
you are leading me, but I will
choose to trust the plans you
have for my life anyway.
Amen.

God's Voice

Dear friend, where do you go to find comfort when the events of life weigh heavy on your heart? Do you sometimes try every possible option and then, as a last resort, run to God? 

Did you know that God is always ready, willing and able to hear your prayers, speak truth, and bring comfort to your situation?

We can take our joys and sorrows, our hopes and fears to Him. In His lovingkindness, God sends His comfort to us every minute of every day. At night, He sings a song of love over us.

Let’s hold fast to these words.

“By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me – a prayer to the God of my life.” Psalm 42:8 NIV

Proverbs 31 Online Bible Study 

Do Not Fear

When God says “do not fear” in Scripture it’s almost always to someone who’s already afraid. It’s not a rebuke but a reassurance, much like a scared child finding comfort and security in the arms of a loving parent.⁣

When we’re afraid, our natural tendency is to hide. We physically or emotionally retreat to where it feels safer. (I’ve done this by literally diving under the covers in my bedroom. Or I’ve hidden my heart by putting on a smiling face when I felt broken inside.) God knows of this tendency we have as humans and He doesn’t tell us *not* to hide. We aren’t in trouble for this instinct!

What God does want to change is *where* and *how* we hide. God Himself wants to be our “hiding place.” Psalm 32:7 says, “For You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.”⁣
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Instead of running  *from* our fears, we can run *to* God with them. He is our strength and security. He gives us courage and makes us brave. His love and truth are bigger and stronger than anything we fear.⁣
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God is With Us Always

When uncertainty swirls and fear threatens our obedience, God’s Word lights the way. His voice, through His Word, tells us His power is with us and is able to protect us from the enemy. His Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, Word and presence through prayer are with us. Even if we see hardships all around, our Savior, Jesus, has promised He will be with us always — and not only with us as a community of believers but with you and me personally as His Spirit dwells in each of our hearts. 

-Andrea Chatelain #First5

If you are facing an uncertain situation today, how can you give it over to God?

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Season of Waiting

Friend, I hope and pray that you will join us over the next eight weeks for What a Mess: How God Can Bring Good Out of Any Situation, A Study of the Book of Judges. Judges is going to show us some messes. But it is going to teach us so much through them. Gifts are great but they're never greater than the fruit. Having more talent than we have character is a recipe for a mess. So our goal this week is to just slow down. Make sure your gifts are not outrunning your character. And if God has you in the season of waiting, trust that He's doing an important work in you. The growing of fruit is not easy or fast, but it is a beautiful work. So let's just take just a moment to ask God to focus our minds, our hearts, our ambitions and our desires, on walking and growing with Him.

-Kayla Ferris #First5

What one thing can you do to slow down this week?

First 5 is an online Bible Study, feel free to drop in anytime.

OUR CURRENT STUDY

What a Mess: How God Can Bring Good Out of Any Situation, A Study of the Book of Judges

A free eight-week study in the First 5 app starting June 27.

In the book of Judges we see God take messy people and a messy nation and raise up leaders. We see that each and every mess they got themselves into, God was always there — and out of the mess, God brought something SO good.

He brought us JESUS from those messy people!

So what are you facing right now? What mess is keeping you up at night? Does it feel hopeless?

Can we remind you that we serve a great big God?

There is no mess too big for Him to bring good out of it.

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When Someone Is Hurting

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Do Not Fear

God is With Us Always

Season of Waiting

OUR CURRENT STUDY

What a Mess: How God Can Bring Good Out of Any Situation, A Study of the Book of Judges

A free eight-week study in the First 5 app starting June 27.

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