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Learning to Trust God When Life Is Painful

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Learning to trust sometimes looks like a roller coaster journey as seen in one family's adoption story but it's also a lesson to live surrendered in Christ. #trust #surrender

Learning to trust is never easy. Especially when your heart has been hurt. But what if the hurt you’ve experienced is at the hands of a loving God? How do you reconcile God’s love and the pain you feel? I mean, when we love God life shouldn’t hurt, right? Well, today, I have my dear […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Faith Tagged With: guest post, surrender, Surrendered Hearts, trust, trusting God

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