"No two lives are the same. We often compare our lives with those of others, trying to decide whether we are better or worse off, but such comparisons do not help us much. We have to live our life, not someone else’s.

We have to hold our own cup. We have to dare to say; “This is my life, the life that is given to me, and it is this life that I have to live, as well as I can. My life is unique. Nobody else will ever live it.

I have my own history, my own family, my own body, my own character, my own friends, my own way of thinking, speaking, and acting-yes, I have my own life to live.

No one else has the same challenge. I am alone, because I am unique. I have to make my own choices about how to live.”

-Henri Nouwen

Resources:

Practicing The Way - John Mark Comer

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Peter Scazzero 

The Bible Recap by Tara-Leigh Cobble (Bible app)

Scripture:

"The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV

"For His mercy endures forever” (Psalm 136:1–3, NKJV)

Definition of a dry fire: When a bow is dry fired (released without an arrow), the stored energy has nowhere to go except back into the bow itself, causing significant damage as the sudden force of the release can stress the bow's components beyond their design limits; essentially, it can severely damage the bow and render it unusable.