Underwater

Ever have the feeling that God is pushing issues up from your heart like air underwater? You try to shove them back underneath the depths, you try to fight them and press them down, but they can’t be ignored anymore?

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Emotional Mudslide

The rains in Malawi produce thick mud that coats your clothes, spreads roadside trash all around, and makes it entirely impossible to move around in. It makes some roads impassable, some paths un-walkable, and the ground slick. What is the emotional ground you are walking on right now? Is it like rainy Malawian roads in wet season? Slippery and unpredictable?

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The Cracks Are Forming

I’ve struggled with cracked heels for my entire adult life. With every heel strike in my stride, I feel the weak points. They make me change how I walk. Right now, the cracks are forming again and the inner tenderness of my foot is being re-exposed. This seems to be true also in my life.

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