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What does Bearing Our Cross Look Like?

Have you ever heard anyone talk about bearing their cross? Were they referring to some light affliction such as a person they cannot get along with or their job? These people certainly have not denied themselves or taken up their cross.

Let’s look at the cross of Christ.

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Defining Emotional Bondage

When I learned that the ladies at church had planned a beach trip, I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t invited. Then I recalled the whispered conversations I had overheard. Don’t they know I love the beach? Since I’m blind, I can only go when hubby takes a week off.
Maybe that was the problem; I’m a burden. Thoughts of rejection bombarded me throughout the day.
I called a friend to rehash the incident. She couldn’t believe it either. What rude behavior for Christians!
I had to walk through many of these incidents over the years before I realized that rejection held me captive.

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Don’t Lose Your Fight

” No weapon formed against me shall prosper!” I declare this verse with determination while watering my bright yellow mums. As I give each vibrant plant a drink, my back pain intensifies. Spiritual warfare comes with publishing another book, but I’m ready to fight. One more flower to go, and I can go inside and rest on my heating pad. I’m no stranger to back pain, but suddenly I feel something unusual. A sharp pain shoots into my hip and down my leg. I drop to my knees and the tears begin.

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