Woman Looking out the window | You have tried everything to assist someone you care about. How do you help in the wait when your loved one won't fight their battle?

How to Help in the Wait When Your Loved One Won’t Fight

Have you ever found yourself watching someone unable or unwilling to stand up and meet their challenges? You try everything to assist, but they refuse to reach up for what you have to offer. As the pain and frustration rise, you ponder giving up. After all, how do you help in the wait when your loved…

Stop the Worry in the Wait Before It Steals Your Joy and Strength

Stop the Worry in the Wait Before It Steals Your Joy and Strength

Are you waiting for something right now? Perhaps, a job, a prodigal child to return, healing, or a relationship to restore. If so, have you discovered that distress intensifies while waiting? Today, find out how to stop the worry in the wait before it robs you of your joy and strength.

When Waiting on God

When Waiting on God: How to Embrace the Delay Well

Waiting is inevitable. We will all wait for something in our lives. Sometimes it will be excruciatingly painful, like waiting on God to grant a miracle, answer a prayer, or let us know He is near. And other times, waiting will solely be a bother. However, knowing how to embrace the delay well is critical—discover…

We have two choices that help in the wait when God closes a door. Will you choose what benefits or hurts you?

Two Choices That Help in the Wait When God Closes a Door

Do you ever pray for God to close a door He doesn’t want you to go through? Then He shuts that opening, and you find yourself in utter shock and despair. It leaves you at a crossroads, usually in the middle of a waiting period. Quite possibly, you feel helpless and out of options. However,…

Bird on a post. Do you think the discipline of waiting helps us grow closer to God? It certainly is a possibility but it depends on how we wait?

How the Discipline of Waiting Helps Us Grow Closer to God | Link-Up

Do you think the discipline of waiting helps us grow closer to God? It certainly is a possibility. However, don’t you think it depends on how we wait? Often, delays cause our anger to rise towards God, and we turn away from Him when we need Him most.  The Anger in the Wait It may…

How Well Do You Listen to the Holy Spirit? | Grace & Truth Link-Up

How Well Do You Listen to the Holy Spirit? | Grace & Truth Link-Up

How well do you listen to the Holy Spirit? How about when the voice asks you do to something that feels uncomfortable? Do you immediately jump up and follow through or squirm about trying to convince yourself it was your inner voice, not God’s? Sometimes it can be hard to decipher between self-talk and the…

Do you ever think your marriage will fail or maybe even wish it would? I was ready to give up until I heard some wise words.

How to Persevere When You Think Your Marriage Will Fail

Do you ever think your marriage will fail or maybe even wish it would? There was a time about fifteen years ago when I was ready to give up. With the addition of unexpected circumstances, I felt as if a struggling relationship was too much to endure. Until someone wise spoke words that resonated and changed…

Waves on a beach. Find out the best of the second quarter in 2021 at Embracing the Unexpected. Read the top viewed article, featured post, and more.

The Best of the Second Quarter in 2021 | Embracing the Unexpected

Discover what sparked interest at Maree Dee | Embracing the Unexpected. We have highlighted the best of the second quarter in 2021. Read the top viewed article, the blog post with the most comments, and more.