Your Pain Has a Purpose

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Your Pain Has a Purpose By Scott Sauls (Bible Gateway Blog) Regret from the past dies hard for us. The one whom the Bible calls "the accuser" throws it in our faces, keeping memories about the worst things we've done so alive that in our minds, they start to define us.... Continue Reading Choosing Presence Over Perfection By Shauna Niequist (Bible Gateway blog) The phrase present over perfect was one I first held tightly to a few Christmases ago. I remember the moment: the table was a train wreck of wrapping paper and unfolded laundry, half-eaten cookies. My mind was running with all the remaining tasks that needed to be done—gifts bought, cards addressed, bags packed, deadlines reached. To put it plainly: my desire for beautiful, sparkly Christmas moments was edging out my ability to live well in my own actual life ... Continue Reading Are You Experiencing Empty-Nest Syndrome? By Jim Burns (Bible Gateway blog) On the drive home from dropping our youngest daughter off at college, my wife and I both went silent for about two hours. Periodically, I looked over at Cathy, and more than a few times, I watched a tear take a stroll down her cheek. If someone had been watching us, they would have thought that instead of experiencing a beautiful transitional moment in our family's life, we were mourning the death of a loved one.... Continue Reading   - Looking for more? For more helpful articles, deal notices, and book samples, subscribe to one or more of the following email newsletters published by Zondervan Books: Faith in Action monthly newsletter Growth monthly newsletter Lives Transformed monthly newsletter Relationships monthly newsletter Boundaries weekly newsletter featuring content from Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries. - Follow Zondervan Books for more!  This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. If you have questions or comments about this email, please contact us.   Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication -