Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you just felt numb? Believe it or not, I think sometimes it’s normal. The question is how you process it in a healthy way so that you don’t spiral out of control before the feeling comes back. I want to tell you about my most recent journey into spiritual and emotional numbness and suggest a couple of ways to not only survive, but thrive.
Tag: Wilderness
Navigating Your Way Through a Wilderness of Purpose
Have you ever been stuck in a bad job? I think that might be one of the worst things we have to deal with in life because sometimes we really do feel stuck, like a caged lion or a wolf caught in a trap. You might be in one right now. If you are, I’m…
A song for the wilderness. I talk a lot about “The Wilderness.” All of us experience it and often we have no idea why we’re there or how or when we’ll ever get out. We ask a reasonable question: “If God loves me, why doesn’t He deliver me?” Well, I’ve often said that God is…
Signpost for the Wilderness:
“Help me to see that although I am in the wilderness, it is not all briars and barrenness. I have bread from heaven, streams from the rock, light by day, fire by night, thy dwelling place and thy mercy seat. I am sometimes discouraged by the way, but though winding and trying, it is safe…
Walking Through the Wilderness (and living to tell about it!)
Yesterday at The Gathering, I read part of an old post I wrote for my former blog, Espresso Roast, in which I was struggling through a wilderness experience. Through it, I learned to trust God where I was, embrace the wilderness, and grow through it. I hope it encourages you, as well. ~ dp Originally…