promises

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    Promises You Should Definitely Break

    I believe that it is a common phenomenon among parents that if they seem to agree to something, a child will take that as a definite promise.  That child will then move heaven and earth in order to hold his or her parent’s feet to the fire regarding the so-called promises.  But promises are a serious matter, of more weight than a child’s willfulness.  Promises are sacred, after all, which is why we make them publicly very infrequently. Making promises to oneself seems like a good thing.  After all, each of us fights the battle of daily discipline.  And on the occasion that we fail to live up to our…

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    How to Negotiate a Contract… with God

    Fasting for an answer to prayer sometimes results in what feels like the wrong answer.  But when I fasted for three days about God’s will for my relationship with my boyfriend, I was still surprised when he broke up with me the first day after the fast.  Heartbreak slaps you hard.  It hurts whether or not you are expecting it.  I felt mad, disappointed, and in pain.  If you were to ask me who I was mad at, I am not sure I could answer you.  All I knew was God had promised me a husband and a father for my four daughters.  Their own father disappeared from their lives, leaving the five of…