Category the painful life

Life is full of pain, conflict, issues, and suffering. We all experience heartaches and face struggles in life, and sooner or later, we will go through life-shattering experiences. This page, this corner of my blog, is dedicated to any wrestling through my own pain and suffering, disappointment I face, through the heartaches I see around me, and my attempt in making sense of that in my faith in Jesus and His kingdom.

Every word here comes with a breathed prayer that somehow, all of this will lead me, and you, closer to Him.

The Trees Are On Fire

This season, when the trees are on fire, and the days are getting shorter and darker, might be a reflection of your life: Fires everywhere, and it’s getting darker and heavier by the minute. Then this, my friend, this is for you.

Dichotomy Of My Soul (Part II)

When we’re out in the wilderness, the dichotomy of our soul comes at us in full force, and the howling so loud that it pierces our ears. It’s there, out in the wilderness, between believing and not believing, where we need to remember His promises.

Dichotomy Of My Soul (Part I)

I struggle to make sense of faith, of the believing and yet somehow not believing, of the joyfully praising one day, and not sure what is true and right the next day. It’s the dichotomy of my soul.

Endless Skies

Why, God, would you allow this pain? Why don’t you just heal? Some days, I ask Him these questions. One day when I asked Him, He responded, and His response was quite unexpected.

What If Our Brokenness Is His Mercy?

The Old Testament talks a lot about famines and people that are dying. Often, it seems like God’s punishment. I don’t know what it is, but I am asking a question about it: What if through that brokenness, He is showing us His mercy?