Blog Posts to Inspire
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
Discover stories of encouragement and hope. Gain new perspectives.
Wrestle with hard questions. Thrive in a life with chronic illness.
Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness. Psalm 145:6 NLT
INSPIRING BLOG POSTS
We all have questions, grief, discouragement, pain, feelings of discontent and sorrow. Chronic illness just seems to magnify all the issues. There are no pat answers for all our questions. How do we find inspiration when we feel so alone? Read our inspiring blog posts and webpages that wrestle with the difficult questions and share different perspectives.
Together in radical community, as we tell our own stories, we will find ways to encourage one another and build each other up. Even when we don’t have all the answers, we are encouraged when we see others who struggle as we do. It helps us know we are not alone. We really are sharing life and discovering hope.
INSPIRING BLOG POSTS HELP US THRIVE IN THE MIDST OF CHRONIC ILLNESS
We have many contributing writers who share thoughtful and heartfelt articles. They are not afraid to write about their struggles or wrestle with difficult circumstance and questions. They explore ways to find joy and peace, and to thrive in a life of chronic illness.
There are posts that encourage us to explore the difficulties and to bring our lament to God. There are no quick fixes and often our circumstances change very little. But as we read through these stories, we are better able to face our own struggles.
By sharing their stories, these writers show us how they work through difficulties. They show us despair but also hope, sorrow but also joy, courage and endurance. Through their struggles we might just find a way through ours that leads to peace. God is working in our lives even when we aren’t aware it’s happening.
INSPIRING BLOG POSTS • SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Chronic Joy® blog posts will inspire us to discover joy and peace even in the midst of our suffering and struggles. As you scroll through our posts, you will find a wide variety of stories for those affected by chronic illness, mental illness, caregivers, teens, and parents. Find tools for anxiety, depression, poetry, prayer, #StepRepPray, and so much more – something for everyone.
There are articles to encourage you to reach out to others who are hurting. Some show you how to find joy in unexpected places. Many share how they found God’s comfort and love not in spite of illness, but because of illness.
Because we have a wide variety of guest writers, there is something for everyone in our inspiring blog posts. So grab a cup of coffee or tea, find a comfortable place to rest and take time to read through some of the heartfelt words of fellow travelers.
I Take You: The Beautiful Gift of Kindness in Marriage
In reading I Take You in Sickness & in Health, we learned to truthfully communicate our feelings and discovered we both needed kindness.
Seeds of Depression
When it comes to helping someone I love, I cannot control how another person seeks healing. So, I will be sharing the journey through the eyes of the one who loves and sees and keeps trying, the one who grows tired but still can look out over the soil of a relationship and dream about seeds.
Unusual, Unexpected & Spontaneous Kindness
Wet, cold, and tired, they were blessed through the “unusual” kindness from the islanders of Malta. What made it unusual? It was unexpected, from people they did not know. It was spontaneous and proactive.
Consolation in Confining Times: Abiding in Christ
I’m learning that consolation in confining times is not in my having this life and its circumstances all figured out, but abiding in the One who does.
Running Out Of Sympathy? 4 Things To Do
It is physically impossible to maintain a state of emotion (whatever it is) indefinitely. In one sense, it is natural that we don’t feel very sympathetic any longer.
Imagination Fuels Creativity
God uniquely created each of us in His image and with ability to create, if only in a small way. Our God-given imagination fuels creativity. It can help us tell stories to encourage others, bring beauty through words and art, help us work through difficult situations, or to entertain and make someone happy.
