devotions - faith for every season

Yesterday we talked about change. And if I’m honest? I don’t fear change. I actually kind of love it. I have moved three times in less than ten years. Some might say, “maybe you just need to learn to be content.” And whew. That one hits. Because contentment has always been a struggle for me. I've been told that a time or two (or three) by my husband and close family, just be content. It’s not that I’m unhappy. It’s not that I’m ungrateful. It’s not even that I always need to

Ya'll know my love for Justin Bieber, so today we're talking about change, and not just Justin Bieber's song, though he does say it well... "sometimes I'll go to sleep early, sometimes I can't close my eyes, sometimes I smile like it's all good, even though there's pain underneath it." He goes on to say, "though I'm going through changes, don't mean that I changed." He ends the song with a simple truth... people change, circumstances change, but God always remains the same.

Has someone ever told you, “tough love” ? It might have been my mom's favorite words to me growing up. Andddd, I've found myself telling my husband those exact words a time or two. Usually it comes right after a conversation he didn’t ask for, because tough love rarely shows up when we’re ready for it. Truthful love, or as I know it... "tough love" is rarely impressive in the moment. It doesn’t get applause. It doesn’t always sound kind. And it definitely doesn’t feel good r