12 Things I’ve Learned About Faith the Hard Way

Here's one example: When I get upset, pride is usually present.

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1.   God calls me to respond to others, not react to them.

2.   When I get upset, pride is usually present.

3.   Righteous anger is almost always tainted by some measure of unrighteous indignation.

4.   No matter how tempting it is to say something in righteous anger, it’s better to keep quiet until I have dealt with the unrighteous indignation.

Lessons learned about faith. Photo by lofilolo for Thinkstock.5.   Sometimes the silver lining God has provided isn’t evident until much, much later.

6.   God calls me to do everything I can do, rather than worry about what I can’t.

7.   When I ask the Holy Spirit to guide my words before I open my mouth in a difficult conversation, things turn out better.

8.   God’s will can involve me without being all about me.

9.   Life is a heckuva lot easier if I say I’m sorry humbly and quickly.

10. It’s okay to be angry with God. He’s big enough to take it.

11. The best response to despair is to hold on tightly to the things I know are true.

12. To hope in God is different–and bigger–than to hope for a specific outcome. 

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