<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Randomness Happens for a Reason]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding God in Life's Chaos]]></description><link>https://www.randomnesshappens.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:15:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.randomnesshappens.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When Love Isn’t Returned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Few things are more uncomfortable than watching a relationship slowly drift away. Not explode. Not collapse. Just… drift. The conversations get shorter. The interest fades. The warmth quietly packs its bags and moves somewhere else. And eventually you find yourself asking a difficult question: Should I say something? You’ve tried to keep the relationship alive. You’ve shown interest. You’ve tried to bridge the distance. You’ve maintained respect. But the effort doesn’t seem to be...]]></description><link>https://www.randomnesshappens.net/post/when-love-isn-t-returned</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b6daf878312a58ca1d2960</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:15:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>David Schmook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does God Give Us More Than We Can Handle?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people don’t wake up thinking, “I am completely dependent on God today.” We wake up thinking: I’ve got meetings. I’ve got errands. I’ve got responsibilities. It’s a good thing I’ve got coffee! And most of the time, that seems to work. We build routines. We solve problems. We manage stress. Grace may be something we believe in, but it’s not something we actively need. So it sits politely on the shelf while we run our lives. Until something interrupts the illusion. •A diagnosis shows up....]]></description><link>https://www.randomnesshappens.net/post/does-god-give-us-more-than-we-can-handle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a51fe851b11cfaff00dda5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:28:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>David Schmook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Sanitizing Your Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bravest thing you might do this week isn’t praying louder, serving harder, or finding a “lesson” in your suffering. It’s telling the truth. Not the Instagram-caption version. Not the small-group-approved version. Not the “I’m blessed but tired but grateful but hanging in there” version. The real one. Say you’re tired. Say you’re scared. Say you don’t understand. God can handle raw honesty. Better than that—He invites it. Take King David as Exhibit A. The Psalms read less like polished...]]></description><link>https://www.randomnesshappens.net/post/stop-sanitizing-your-story-2-21-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699c963ef1d815afdb205c6b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:03:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_7103cc3c90b6450ebc45e31125dbfb49~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Schmook</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>