Finding freedom in a demolished house of faith: Guest post at Thorns & Gold

Pain is a lost emotion in the sea of verses quoted about how Christ conquered death and there is no sting any longer.Fear is drowned out and ignored because doesn’t He give us a “spirit of peace” instead?I broke into a million pieces when I was 8 years old, but I had already absorbed these twin “truths” and I knew good Christians don’t break when they suffer. So I sat alone in the golden haze of the forest clearing, staring up through the stars of my tears at the yellow birch leaves. I was pulling myself together. Trying, at 8 years old, to do my duty to bring glory to God through impossible circumstances.To read the rest, click over to Tanya Marlow's Thorns and Gold, where I am guest posting today...Image credit
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