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Category Archives: Adversity
The Good That Can Come From Your Day of Trouble
The residents of a remote area of Alaska were having serious trouble with wolves. In desperation the residents posted a $5,000 reward for each wolf brought in dead. That sizable reward prompted Bill and Joe to try their luck. The … Continue reading
How Can You Give Thanks For Bad Things?
…giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:20, N.K.J.V.) In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Complaining, Death, Disappointment, Faith, Perseverance, Problems, Sickness, Suffering, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Trials
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Ephesians 5:20, giving thanks always for all things, How can I thank God for bad things?, in everything give thanks, James 1:2-3
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How God Taught Nebuchadnezzar a Lesson
Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, was on top of the world. His army was the most formidable one seen to date, his empire was the largest in existence, and he was the unquestioned ruler over it all. He seemed invincible and … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Attitude, Brokenness, Character, Dreams, God's Judgment, God's Sovereignty, Humility, Politics, Pride
Tagged Did Nebuchadnezzar get saved?, Nebuchadnezzar and boanthropy, Nebuchadnezzar and lycanthropy, Nebuchadnezzar as a tree cut down, Nebuchadnezzar goes insane
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The Clinic Built By a Tornado
The city of Rochester, Minnesota, was founded in 1854 and incorporated as a town in 1858. The area had previously served as a stagecoach stop, and the new city experienced rapid growth once the railroad began making stops there in … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Depression, Disappointment, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Omnipotence, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Perseverance, Problems, Restoration, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged God works in mysterious ways, origins of the phrase God works in mysterious ways, Rochester Minnesota, Sisters of St. Francis, The founding of the Mayo Clinic, tornado strikes Rochester Minnesota
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Gamaliel’s Advice
“And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Choices, Depression, Disappointment, Discernment, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Timing, God's Will, God's Work, Ministry, Perseverance, Preaching, Problems, Prosperity, Reward, Service, Sowing and Reaping, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged Gamaliel's advice, Judas of Galilee, the apostles before the Sanhedrin, the apostles getting arrested, Theudas, Who was Gamaliel?
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Far Better
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Aging, Comfort, Death, Encouragement, Eternity, Heaven, Persecution, Personal, Problems, Restoration, Reward, Salvation, Sickness, Suffering, Trials
Tagged at your right hand are pleasures forevermore, heaven is far better, in your presence is fullness of joy, to live is Christ and to die is gain
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How’s Your Perseverance These Days?
A boy saved up his money and bought himself a nice pair of ice skates. Not long afterward he had his mom drive him to the local skating rink so that he could learn to skate. The mother watched as … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Commitment, Disappointment, Doing Good, Faithfulness, God's Will, God's Work, Impatience, Obedience, Patience, Perseverance, Reward, Service, Trials, Waiting
Tagged Bible verses about perseverance, Bible verses about quitting, spiritual lessons about perseverance, story about persevering
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