Adriana Hayes is a regular columnist for Just Between Us, freelance illustrator, professor, writer, and speaker who finds joy in helping others discover how God can bring “chronic hope” into their lives. She lives in Brookfield, Wisconsin, with her husband, Chris, and three daughters. For more information visit her website at: chronichopeblog.wordpress.com.
Are you placing your sense of security and confidence in God? Who is your rock? Do you trust God to be the firm foundation for everything you need help with? Read more
What should you should say to someone who is hurting or in response to someone who has hurt you? Read more
Scripture repeatedly affirms the idea of suffering producing strength. If we keep going in the midst of the suffering on this earth, God promises to bring strength to our soul. Read more
How do you think about your differences or physical limitations? Ask God to use them to grow in your compassion for others. Read more
One of the jobs of the Holy Spirit is to act as a sort of “spiritual nervous system” that warns us when we are getting too close to sin that could cause damage in our lives. Read more
I have felt a growing desire to live for His purposes rather than in fear of my pain. And, my cross feels lighter. My broken body seems more bearable. Read more
Praise and thanksgiving towards God in the midst of our suffering will transform our perspective to that of an eternal one and give way to hope. Read more
Instead of asking God to remove our pain, we need to start asking God to redeem our pain. Read more
To find hope in the midst of affliction, remember God promises over and over in Scripture to equip us, never leave us, and carry for us the trials that we can not handle on our own. Read more
No matter where you find yourself on the daily spectrum of chronic pain, living well when it hurts is possible. Read more
As much as I hate that GUILT has controlled my day, I need to learn to battle false guilt and know that GRACE will redeem my day. Read more
When you look at the cross of Christ, you will see that God understands our pain. Read more
Born with Spina Bifida, Adriana Hayes realized that only Christ could understand her pain, and only He could turn her emotional and physical brokenness into beauty. Read more
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