Deborah Brunt is an abuse survivor who blogs at Key Truths.
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In the Deep South, you know you’re in trouble when someone says, “Bless your heart!” It means, by translation, “Wow! What a hopeless mess you’re in!” or, “Wow! What a hopeless fool you are!” or, “Wow, am I glad I’m not you!”
The person who speaks the “blessing” may feel genuine sympathy for you. Often, though, they want a “nice” way to say something belittling.
Those times when people might bless our hearts, God wants to bless our lives. For real.
But we will likely miss the blessing if we have a wrong idea of
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- who he is,
- how he works, and
- what his blessings are. Continue reading “Blessings are not sweet little things (guest post by Deborah Brunt)”