Top 3-ish: Get Angry, Fight Back (KaLyn)

Grief sucks.

IT. SUCKS!

But death reminds us life is precious.

We should love others as we love ourselves. Be kind and encouraging. Seek to serve and be forgiving.

We should walk away when someone doesn't welcome us. Refuse to pour energy into toxic situations and relationships. Pray instead.

Above all, we should seek God and let go of shame when we fail or make a mistake.

We all have a purpose in this life - every single one of us - and time is limited.

Choose wisely.

As for me, this year I have never fully healed from one heartbreak before the next one hits. So I'm going to unplug. I'm going to be silent. And I am going to cry.

But then...

I'll get angry, pick up the sword God has provided, and fight back.

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:10-12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Game on!

Personal Notes (Erin)

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, by the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.                        Ephesians 3:20

As I am winding down my regular post schedule here at Lands Uncharted, I wanted to leave you with some encouragement for the new year. As we hold our callings loosely, in order for God to move us where He wants us, we need to remember God will do so much more than we can imagine through the power of His Holy Spirit at work through us. God's primary goal is for us to show His love to the world. Paul tells us, earlier in chapter 3 of Ephesians, that he prays believers will:

be rooted and established in love, and have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how long and wide and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know the love that surpasses all knowledge, that we may be filled to the measure of the fullness of God.

So, whatever God calls you to do this year, don't be afraid to ask Him how to show His love to those around you, and don't be afraid to imagine yourself and those you love being filled to the measure of the fullness of God!