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December 11, 2009 Brenda L. Yoder

Distractions

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December 14, 2009 at 2:36 am

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A paraphrase from A. B Simpson on the important of faith that obeys, but doesn’t see. . . Today marks 20 years of lasts as my youngest was born 12/7/99, in the wake of Y2K. What I remember the most is that winter was dark. . . Postpartum depression set in deep and hard. . . A lot has happened in 20 years of parenting our full family of four. Hard times. Good times. Desert times. . . This quote sits deep with me today. How many times in 20 years have I believed God in faith when nothing around me said he would deliver. . . Oh friends. In this advent season, cement your faith not in your feelings, but in the word of God. Parenting is not dependent upon feelings. . . Neither is God’s presence in trials. . . Declare who He is in the darkness. Believe who He says he is And mark his light of simple provision.

I’ve been on a journey this year, though I didn’t know it. God was the farthest away I’ve ever known him to be. . . James says, “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” . . The God I knew of my past was the God I wanted to know again. Step by step, I’ve moved towards him. I learned he didn’t move, and neither did I. . But the enemy was running interference between us. . . And I only saw the distractions and believed the lies that God had moved. . . Friend, the enemy doesn’t want us close to God, near His camp or pursuing Him. Don’t give up if you don’t feel His presence. Feelings will lie to you. . . Just continue to walk forward.

Friends, will you check on those you love in the coming weeks?⁠ ⁠ Depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and intimate partner violence rise this time of year, in addition to grief and loss many people experience. ⁠ ⁠ Especially teens and young adults. ⁠ ⁠ Just a text. Let them know you see them. ⁠ ⁠ And if it's you, reach out to someone who's safe for you. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #guardrails #unchangingGod #parentingexpert #parenting⁠ #Christianity #bible #bibleteacher #retreatspeaker #godlyrest #bible #wisdom #godlywisdom #godlywomen #family #Christianservice #christianfamilies⁠ #lifebeyondthepicketfence #brendayoder #church #connection #friendship #suffering #JesusChrist #moms #mops #motherhood #christianmoms

I’m thankful to watch both our college kids excel at what they love at the same university. . . National finalists recognized at @huntingtonu.

A year ago I was struggling with melancholy. It hung on for months, much like the gray Midwest winter. . . As I’ve pursued God and less social media, I’ve experienced joy, contentment, and peace. . . Finishing out 2019, I’m sending cards of gratitude to people in my life. A practice I hope to continue after the holidays. . . Gratitude changes the brain and body. . . Invest in your mental and physical health by a principle of gratitude. Then, watch what follows.

Writing this is my journal caused me to write more thank you’s to the Lord. . . Jesus has been teaching me about Joy. I’ve been choosing to acknowledge joy when I feel it. Then, thanking Him for it. . . These three go together. How much does God teach us but we refuse to acknowledge or thank Him? How much do we choose distraction or discontentment? . . My life hadn’t changed. But Jesus is changing me, choice by choice. Choice is the gift we pick up daily that shapes our lives, for our good or ill. . . What is God teaching you that you can choose to receive? How has your change in perspective also changed you?

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