Ruel Z Chavez's Blog – June 2011 Archive (3)

"If you experience peculiar sadness, and you are persuaded that God is with you and, through his love, is making you increasingly fruitful, your emotional limp will be less noticeable."

"Our cultural narrative for depression is that it is a mental illness best treated with medication and some cognitive restructuring. This hasn’t always been…

"God will eventually test you in all areas of your life, but He will not let your trials become greater than you can bear. Let God use trials to help you grow. Do not measure your progress, your strength, or what God is doing. His work is not less efficient because what He is…

Last May 22 this year, I prayed to the Lord seeking for his will in my family. I remember when I was still single, every time my emotion got attach to a girl, when at home, I knelt before the Lord praying, "Lord if this woman is your will for me, let the feeling grow and have its way but if not, take it away from me." I did that I think for at least four times…