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The Gift of Tears
Can tears be a gift? Annette Ford answers this question in The Gift of Tears: A 10-Week Devotional Journey. This devotional book encourages you to experience tears as a blessing, not a burden, and even in life’s storms to thank God for the tears.
In this award-winning 10-week devotional, you will journey through life stories of learning to trust God in difficult circumstances, parables from times of listening prayer, insights from contemplating God’s word, and creative activities that inspire personal prayer and reflection.
“Everyone faces times of anxiety, stress, and hardship,” says Annette. “I hope the readers will be encouraged as they look with God’s perspective at the gift of their tearful times and see the beauty He is creating.”
Praise for The Gift of Tears
“Ebenezer Stones” painted by Candy Ng
“My best friend gifted me your writing, and we journeyed together for ten weeks. Every day, we shared our spiritual reflections. I am deeply grateful for your writing! You vividly depicted the emotions of your life through countless life experiences, which truly touched my heart. “Very bad day” left a deep impression on me, reminding me of my own bad day and evoking a sense of shared experience. “Come to me” helped me forgive the unforgivable; God healed my pain. Each week’s theme brings me closer to the Lord, and the Ebenezer stones serve as a constant reminder for me.”
– Candy Ng
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God invites us to trust Him in both the stresses and joys of life. He is faithful to guide us, protect us, and give us deep love for Him and others.
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“I hate the Proverbs 31 Woman,” said my friend. “She makes me feel like such a loser. I will never measure up to her standard. I don’t even like reading those verses because they make me depressed.” Why talk about this woman if she’s so unattainable? I believe God included Proverbs 31:10-31 in the Bible
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What makes us groan? Maybe we groan when we get out of bed. Or when we work with a difficult person on a project. Or when we look at the bathroom scale. Or when our favourite team loses. But there’s a deeper groaning—the groaning of the soul that suffers. We might say, “I honestly don’t
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How can we rejoice when we suffer? Where is hope in chronic illness or gripping anxiety? How do we persevere with uncertain finances, insufferable coworkers, struggling loved ones, or whatever else we face? In Romans 5:3-5 Paul doesn’t say, “Just deal with it. Toughen up!” He says, “Not only so, but we also glory in
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“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.”
1 John 1:3
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