08/17/2023
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Hard seasons, it seems, are unavoidable. And I am not going to wrap a happy bow around the hard things in your life.
Each of us gets to decide how we will remember a hard year or a hard season. You have every right to feel terrible about seasons that have tested you. You have every right to mourn the losses.
And also... I am beginning to see that in seasons of struggle, I had a bravery in me that I didn't realize at the time -- but not the human kind of brave that gets awarded on stages and athletic fields. This is the kind of brave that is only possible through Jesus. It’s the kind of brave where Jesus shows himself strong in our weakness.
This is my prayer for you as well.
One day, my dear friend, you will look back on this moment and realize how brave you really were.
