When God Slows You Down Before You Break Down
Sometimes the slowdown is not the setback we think it is. Maybe God is not holding us back. Maybe He is holding us together.
Sometimes the slowdown is not the setback we think it is. Maybe God is not holding us back. Maybe He is holding us together.
Sometimes the struggle does not disappear as quickly as we prayed it would. But that does not mean God is absent. He may be working in the middle of it.
Not every opinion needs a response. Not every argument needs your energy. And not every bit of noise around you is something God asked you to carry. This post is about learning to protect the peace God is building in you.
How do Christians process grief, loss, and unanswered prayers? In this personal review of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop, I share how learning the biblical practice of lament transformed my faith and connected me with a community of believers walking through suffering together.
Have you ever felt broken beyond repair? This is a raw, honest testimony about losing a father at 12, surviving a widow maker heart attack, and how God kept putting me back together every time I fell apart. Turning 55 and still standing — not because of luck, but because of grace.
I never imagined I would find myself at rock bottom—a lowly, contrite, broken man with seemingly nothing left to lose. Well… almost nothing. I still have my health, and my old CR-V is somehow still hanging on. Lately, I’ve found myself praying often for both, asking God to protect me and keep that old Honda running a little longer…
Half the truth can do real damage. This post is about gossip, assumptions, judgment, and why Christians must slow down, pray, seek truth, and extend grace before speaking on someone else’s life.
Strong men get tired too. This post is about carrying responsibility, family pressure, work, health, pride, and learning to bring the real weight to God instead of pretending you are fine.
You have been through things that should have broken you. Maybe they almost did. But you are still here, still showing up, still carrying what needs to be carried. Before you move on to what is next, stop for a second and understand what that actually means.
Some seasons hit so hard and so fast that it feels like everything is falling apart at once. That’s when you find out what you’re truly anchored to.