Happiness and Suffering (the purposes of pain: choice), part 5
“We must all suffer one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” Jim Rohn I read the above quote years ago about choice, but had no idea what it meant to be disciplined or how to do it. I confused discipline with trying hard, so I did that...
Happiness and Suffering (the purposes of pain: chance), part 4
“There are many blessings we will never receive until we are ready to pay the price of pain, for the path of suffering is the only way to reach them.” J. R. Miller It’s easier to accept and suffer through pain since knowing it’s meaningful. It’s not random, but for a reason. There are purposes for our pain. When I finally stopped...
Happiness and Suffering (on high places), part 3
“But, Much-Afraid, I have already warned you that Love and Pain go together, for a time at least. If you would know Love, you must know Pain too.” The quote above is from Hannah Hurnard’s book Hinds’ Feet on High Places, an allegory dramatizing the spiritual journey toward joy and peace that includes suffering and sorrow too. The...
Happiness and Suffering (in deep waters), part 2
“Great works are done in deep waters.” Dr. David Jeremiah A few Sundays ago, my husband and I took a couple of minutes on our church stage to tell what Solid Rock meant to us and to pray before the sermon. I read my paraphrased version from the beginning of Psalm 107, “I came here (to this church) after wandering for years in the desert, in a...
Happiness and Suffering (that’s the deal), part 1
“The pain now is part of the happiness then. That’s the deal.” C.S. “Jack” Lewis in the movie Shadowlands I’m not sure what my urgency was about the afternoon I called my husband and daughter who were together and tiling her and her husband’s shower floor. I tried to explain why we couldn’t be happy unless we accepted suffering and...
What Is It About That Word? (what is it about that Name?), part 7
Disclaimer: A friend said not to get too weird about this Jesus stuff to the point that people avoid me and my writing. I promised myself the same thing, not to be too weird and Jesus-freaky. But, y'all, if we don't recognize He's our happiness and everything else, we're just going to be downright weird and freaky without Him. So, here's to...
What Is It About That Word? (well-lived happiness), part 6
“Happiness is not a goal. It’s the by-product of a life well lived.” Eleanor Roosevelt If you’re like me, you learned from your parents’ discipline techniques what worked with your own children, and you remembered practices that didn’t work and vowed not to repeat them. My only sibling, a younger brother, and I are five years apart. All...
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