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Trusting God
As I have worked with people over the years, I have seen direct improvements in their feelings of depression, guilt, discouragement and fear as their knowledge of God (i.e. theology) has grown. I’m afraid too many people are sleeping through theology class and wondering why they think, behave, and react the way they do. Too much is at stake. By God’s grace, may we stay alert this week and learn more about our wonderful God.
The path to joyful endurance, even over long periods of tribulation, is hope. When the heaviness of your trials begins to weigh you down, take a few minutes to reflect on what Christ has done for you in the past, is doing for you in the present and will do for you future. Hope in these things and the joy of the Lord will lift your soul.
Shortly after Beneth and I were married, we came home one Sunday night after church to find two men robbing our home. As we walked in the front door, they were climbing out of our dining room windows with our a number of our belongings. That break-in shook us up and brought fear into our lives, fear that created a number of conversations between us regarding Proverbs 21:31…
Affliction makes you cherish your relationships. You begin to value your relationships more. Your heart is encouraged that you have people you can lean on in times of trouble and people who genuinely love you and are delighted to support you…
How do we handle it when God throws what is perceived as a curveball our way? When we watched the ball drop and brought in the year 2020, I don’t think anyone said, “By the end of the month of March, I will be quarantined at my home and mandated to stay away from church and work.” That’s not how most of us think; we make plans based on our normal routine and activities. How do we respond to the “loss of control” that has come our way?
