Joy and Suffering: A Holy Paradox
Enveloped in God’s love, we discover healing, redemption, and tender beauty in the midst of suffering.
Shay S. Mason is a Chicago-area native living in North Carolina. An autoimmune disease and OCD/anxiety overcomer, she is a firm believer in God’s healing love. Her particular passion is helping people go deeper into God’s heart. In addition to writing, Shay loves travel, music, coffee, hiking, quirky indie films, and the Chicago Cubs. Shay and her husband Bruce are the founders of Love Inside Out, Inc. in Raleigh and have spent extensive time ministering in Madagascar. They have two college-aged kids and a spoiled Goldendoodle. Shay is a contributor at She Found Joy and Iola Magazine and a member of Hope*Writers. She is a graduate of Oxford and Cambridge Universities where she studied Theology and Jewish — Christian Relations. Her blog The Spacious Place can be found at https://www.shaysmason.com. Her first book, Rest for the Weary: Finding Freedom from Fear in the Heart of the Father, will be available April 27, 2021.
Enveloped in God’s love, we discover healing, redemption, and tender beauty in the midst of suffering.
If you have trouble believing you are unconditionally loved by a good Father, simply ask Him to reveal more of His love to you.
Will you surrender the burden you weren’t created to carry?
True rest can only come by positioning ourselves in the very heart of God.
The father speaks into his son’s true identity, reminding him that there is no lack in his life.
There is a vast difference between intellectual knowledge and heart understanding.
Without even realizing it, I walked many miles of this journey with a disconnect between my head and my heart.
Until we have a personal encounter with this love, our inner orphan continues to scream for attention.
His ability to intervene in unexpected ways can instantly shatter darkness and bring about resurrection, both literal and figurative.
Jesus leaves no alternative. Love is the only way forward.