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When The Mind Becomes Quiet by Pablo Giacopelli
"A healed mind does not race. It responds." There is a particular quality of thinking that most people have experienced at least once, usually by accident. It arrives in the middle of a walk, or just after waking, or in the stillness following a conversation that went deeper than expected. It is not loud. It does not announce itself. It simply appears, and when it does, it has a quality that is unmistakable. it is clear, specific, unhurried, and exactly on point for the moment. This is not an altered state. It is not a spiritual achievement reserved for monks and mystics. It is what the mind naturally is when it has been freed from the weight of what it was never designed to carry.
Let the Favor of the Lord be Upon Us by Sarah Ivill
If you've ever had a difficult boss, coach, parent, or other superior figure, you likely know what it means to desire their favor. In some cases, it seems futile to even try, especially if they tend to find fault with anything and everything you do. In the best cases they can be pleased, if you work hard. Regardless, it's challenging to live under such circumstances because you rarely feel they are pleased and therefore, you seldom feel satisfied. It's comforting, then, to read Psalm 90 and realize that the Superior of superiors, the everlasting God, is able and willing to shine His favor upon His people.
Why Did God Give THIS to Me? by Kyle Winkler
It's a question I frequently hear. It's one I've asked. And maybe it's one you've asked, too. It's, "God, why did You give this to me?" This can be any number of issues from emotional or psychological struggles, to symptoms or sicknesses, disabilities or disasters. When we struggle for so long, the tendency is to eventually blame God, which is exactly what the enemy wants. The devil's goal with a question like this is to take himself out of the limelight in order to make God seem to be the author of all evil. He does this to erode your confidence in God's goodness, and ultimately, your relationship and intimacy with Him.
