Category: Suffering & Hard Times

Seeds & Raindrops

On By Kathryn FeatherstoneIn Prayer, Suffering & Hard Times, TrustLeave a comment

When you think back on this past year, what comes to mind?

I have opened my curtains many mornings this past year, thinking on the verse, “Pray continually, being watchful in it with thanksgiving,” (Colossians 4:2). I want to keep choosing a heart posture of watching to see God at work! But as 2019 ends, I don’t yet see the answer to prayer in this area of need, and this year ends without closure.

What have you been praying? In what area of your life is this year coming to a close without answers?

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God Works Over Time (Be Patient!)

On By Kathryn FeatherstoneIn BEING, Choices, LIVE & LOVE, Prayer, Suffering & Hard TimesLeave a comment

I have been thinking about patience and perseverance, with the fall crops being harvested and as verse from James 5 keeps coming to mind.

In my life, there are things I am praying and waiting for over time and the answers don’t seem to come quickly. Are you experiencing this in your life in some way, too?

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Our Only Refuge

On By Kathryn FeatherstoneIn Connect Throughout the Day, Suffering & Hard Times, THE SOURCE OF LOVE, TrustLeave a comment

REFUGE. A safe place you run to for protection, comfort, to escape trouble.

What is your refuge?

We each have our go-to’s. A friend, work, media, our home, a role or position (whether as a mom, ministry, or work related), exercise, coffee, … sugar! While these are good gifts to enjoy, they all fail us. God is our only reliable refuge.

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Rooted in Jesus {The Source of Our Strengths}

On By Kathryn FeatherstoneIn Connect Throughout the Day, Personal Growth, Suffering & Hard Times, THE SOURCE OF LOVELeave a comment

I noticed this cottonwood tree at Zion National Park earlier this summer.  When I looked closer, there was no soil under the tree itself!  It had been washed away by seasonal floods, but the tree’s stout roots grew deep into the ground to support it.IMG_20170629_091457056.jpg

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Actively Waiting

On By Kathryn FeatherstoneIn Choices, LIVE & LOVE, Suffering & Hard Times2 Comments

The lights are red in every lane.  No one is moving.  There is no choice but to wait.  We’d prefer to keep hitting green lights, to keep moving forward and get where we want to go.

But it’s not all about us.  There are other people, in other lanes, getting their green lights while we sit at a red light.  There is a practical plan with traffic lights; we understand the pattern that promises our lane will get a turn to go.IMG_20180410_121253108

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