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3 Ways to Fight for Your Marriage When You’re Tempted to Throw in the Towel

"People were placing bets at our wedding. Nobody thought we had a chance."

How to Deal With a Lying Husband and Get a Better Marriage

"I can still remember vividly the look on my husband’s face as regretful tears fell and he lay broken before me."

One Year After “I Do,” Husband Realizes Why Marriage Isn’t for Him

They met when they were 15 and were best friends for 10 years—but after being married just 1 year, the truth hit him HARD.

Just Drop the Blanket: The Moment You Missed in ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’

Looking at it now, it is pretty clear what Charles Schultz was saying, and it’s so simple it’s brilliant.

The birth of Jesus separates us from our fears.

The birth of Jesus frees us from the habits we are unable (or unwilling) to break ourselves.

The birth of Jesus allows us to simply drop the false security we have been grasping so tightly, and learn to trust and cling to Him instead.

linus and his blanket
Screen grab via YouTube // ShortForOrdinary

The world of now can be a scary place, and most of us find ourselves grasping something temporal for security, whatever that thing may be. Essentially, 2020 is a world in which it is very difficult for us to “fear not.”

But in the midst of fear and insecurity, this simple cartoon image from 1965 continues to live on as an inspiration for us to seek true peace and true security in the one place it has always been and can always still be found.

By Jason Soroski

About the Author: As a writer and musician, Jason Soroski taps into his experiences as a worship pastor, classroom teacher, husband, and homeschooling father of five to relate stories from real-life experiences. Jason holds an M.Ed. from Missouri Baptist University, is a regular writer for crosswalk.com, and currently resides in Houston, TX. Connect on Twitter @Soroski or at jasonsoroski.net.

**This article was originally published at The Way I See It

3 Ways to Fight for Your Marriage When You’re Tempted to Throw in the Towel

"People were placing bets at our wedding. Nobody thought we had a chance."

How to Deal With a Lying Husband and Get a Better Marriage

"I can still remember vividly the look on my husband’s face as regretful tears fell and he lay broken before me."

One Year After “I Do,” Husband Realizes Why Marriage Isn’t for Him

They met when they were 15 and were best friends for 10 years—but after being married just 1 year, the truth hit him HARD.