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Sarah Walton

Sarah Walton and her husband live in Chicago with their four young children. Sarah blogs at setapart.net and is co-author of the book Hope When It Hurts.

Lay Aside the Fear of Legalism: The Wells of Grace in Godly Discipline

Lay Aside the Fear of Legalism

The Wells of Grace in Godly Discipline

If we neglect the spiritual disciplines for fear of legalism, we neglect the precious means that God has given for our growth.

Each Day Is More Impossible: Hope on the Long Road of Suffering

Each Day Is More Impossible

Hope on the Long Road of Suffering

Their earthly hope has often dwindled. Their circumstances have grown more impossible by the day. And yet their joy in God is deeper than ever before.

The Waves of Grief Will Give Way

The Waves of Grief Will Give Way

Having hope doesn’t mean we don’t grieve. It means we bring our tears to God.

When Suffering Falls on Our Children

When Suffering Falls on Our Children

We often experience life’s deepest pains in the very places we expected the most comfort. Here are three lessons for parents in pain and loss.

Trapped in My Own Mind: Three Lies Depression Loves

Trapped in My Own Mind

Three Lies Depression Loves

Your depression doesn’t mean God is angry with you or absent from you. He is walking with you, even through the valley of despair.

Married to Weakness: Loving Our Spouse Through Suffering

Married to Weakness

Loving Our Spouse Through Suffering

Chronic pain or illness can cripple a marriage, unless God uses this trial to make the union stronger and more beautiful.

Weakness Is an Invitation from God

Weakness Is an Invitation from God

Weaknesses and trials are not punishments, but invitations from God: “Come to me all who are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Trusting God with Our Children’s Pain

Trusting God with Our Children’s Pain

I never wanted this for my children. I feared this for my children. But God has worked in them in ways I wouldn’t change if I could.

Pain Will Not Have the Last Word

Pain Will Not Have the Last Word

No matter how deep your scars, or how invisible to others, Jesus can heal you. He can even make every scar sing his praise.

The Road I Would Never Choose: Learning to Follow Wherever God Leads

The Road I Would Never Choose

Learning to Follow Wherever God Leads

If you are a believer, your tears fall at the foot of the cross. You can trust God will lead you step-by-step to glory.

What If God Takes It All Away? Trusting Him Through Financial Struggles

What If God Takes It All Away?

Trusting Him Through Financial Struggles

In a two-year period, we went from debating how to remodel our kitchen to wrestling with how we would feed our family of six on food stamps. But God was faithful.

The Red Sea in Front of Me: Reaching for God in Despair

The Red Sea in Front of Me

Reaching for God in Despair

False theologies tell us that God won’t let the worst happen to us. The gospel tells us that God is faithful even when the worst happens.

God Has a Purpose for My Lyme Disease: Three Promises for Any Suffering

God Has a Purpose for My Lyme Disease

Three Promises for Any Suffering

No matter what you are facing today, God can breathe hope into grieving hearts, give strength to weary bodies, and fill weak and broken lives with power.

The Light at the End of Ourselves: Walking the Valley of Despair

The Light at the End of Ourselves

Walking the Valley of Despair

When circumstances tempt you to despair, let them drive you toward a deeper hope in Jesus and a greater dependence on his gospel.

To Parents with Special Needs

To Parents with Special Needs

If you are a parent who is hurting and feeling alone as you navigate the uncharted waters of special needs, take heart: you are not alone.

Pray Them Home: Three Prayers for Prodigal Children

Pray Them Home

Three Prayers for Prodigal Children

Parents, even if your child gives you little reason to hope, the cross gives you hope enough to continue praying for their salvation.

Do You Resent the Life God Gave You?

Do You Resent the Life God Gave You?

Circumstances that once brought resentment may be the very means God uses to show us his worth and satisfy our restless souls.

Weak Moms, Strong God

Weak Moms, Strong God

Your children do not need a perfect mother. They need a mother who finds her identity in her perfect Father.

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