Ups and downs in life are pretty common. You may know how you want people to support you if you’re going through a difficult time, but sometimes it’s hard to know how to help a friend or loved one when you’re not the one hurting. For those moments, when you’re at a loss for words or actions, try some of these things to help bring support and care to your hurting friend:
There are teachers in everyone’s life that make a deep impression. For Nate Williams, that teacher was Stan Deen. Mr. Deen wasn’t an ordinary high school teacher. He taught students about life and purpose, kindness and generosity, truth and reality. His legacy inspired the film Brave the Dark.
A Tylenol or Advil every now and then won’t cause any harm, but are you becoming too comfortable with masking over the pain? Instead of popping that pill, try one (or all) of these four solutions:
Your thoughts and feelings do not define you. Unfortunately, you live in a society that’s driven by emotions, and teaches that if someone feels a certain way about something, it must be true.
When we face trials in our lives, we find ourselves searching for a solution to the problem. We try to find an answer that will make things good again so that everything is right in our world. We usually have a few options to choose from when it comes to finding an answer:
When you enter into a state of depression during the colder months, you may experience Seasonal Affective Disorder symptoms.
Discover your God-given Spiritual gifts and learn to use them for His glory. Check out the latest episode of Everything We Need, a nine-minute devotional podcast, brought to you by Nine Media. Each episode covers topics to help you understand that God provides all the resources and opportunities we need to live our fullest life in Him.
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