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Category Archives: Adversity
The Jonah Path
Question: “What is the Bible’s only book that ends with a question?” Answer: “Jonah.” Jonah 4:11 closes the book by way of God asking the prophet Jonah: “And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Backsliding, Church, Church Attendance, Complaining, Contentment, Depression, Disappointment, Doubt, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Will, God's Work, Honesty, Mercy, Ministry, Missions, Obedience, Perseverance, Personal, Prayer, Preaching, Problems, Rebellion, Service, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Truth
Tagged god, God makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, God sends rain to the just and the unjust, Is it okay to be mad at God?, Jonah, Jonah being mad at God, nineveh, the importance of being real with God, the wicked people of Nineveh, Why did God spare Nineveh?
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Trouble Travels
Here’s a true story. A retired couple found themselves greatly worried by the threat of nuclear war. So, they decided that their best course of action was to settle down in the place that was the least likely in all … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Change, Choices, Complaining, Contentment, Courage, Decisions, Desires, Fear, God's Will, Human Life, Inner Peace, Peace, Problems, Temptation, Trials, War, Worry
Tagged Argentina and the United Kingdom, finding a place of peace, John 14:27, My peace I give to you, peace in the midst of trouble, Philippians 4:7, the Falkland Islands war, the most peaceful place on earth, the peace Jesus gives, the peace that passes all understanding
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When God Doesn’t Seem to Care
How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Children, Christ's Death, Comfort, Complaining, Depression, Disappointment, Discernment, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, Fatherhood, God's Love, Honesty, Needs, Parenting, Pastors, Persecution, Personal, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Suffering, Thankfulness, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged god, God has been good to me, How long O Lord?, psalms, thoughts from Psalm 13, what to do when God doesn't seem to care, when you feel abandoned by God, your enemy triumphing over you
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“Why Sit Here Until We Die?”
“Why sit here until we die?” That question is at the heart of one of the Bible’s most incredible stories, 2 Kings 7:1-20, and it’s a question that still has relevance to a multitude of situations today. So, let’s talk … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Adversity, Attitude, Change, Choices, Church, Complaining, Contentment, Courage, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Faith, Fear, God's Timing, God's Guidance, God's Provision, God's Will, Inner Peace, Needs, Problems, Seeking Advice, Suffering, Trusting In God
Tagged Ben Hadad, changing in order to stay alive, Jehoram, the lepers who entered the Syrian camp, the siege of Samaria, when a change is needed, Why sit here until we die?
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Strange Looking Bread & Fish
“Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Attitude, Complaining, Contentment, Desires, Disappointment, Discernment, Discipleship, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, God's Work, Impatience, Needs, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Wisdom
Tagged asking for a fish and getting a serpent, Faith, finding bread in stones, finding fish in serpents, Matthew 7:9-11, Prayer, when God answers your prayer in a different way, when you asked for bread and got a stone
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Thy Rod & Thy Staff They Comfort Me
The 23rd Psalm is all about how the Lord leads His people. One of my favorite parts of the Psalm is verse 2: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. (K.J.V.) … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Backsliding, Comfort, Depression, Disappointment, Discipleship, Discipline, Disobedience, Encouragement, Fear, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Guidance, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, Obedience, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Rebellion, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Submission, Suffering, Temptation, The Devil, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, god, how a shepherd uses a rod, how a shepherd uses a staff, How does God's rod comfort us?, How does God's staff comfort us?, Phillip Keller, Psalm 23, Psalm 23:4, They rod and thy staff they comfort me, What is the valley of the shadow of death?, yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
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What Does “Rest For Your Soul” Really Mean?
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Complaining, Death, Depression, Disappointment, Encouragement, Human Life, Inner Peace, Loneliness, Peace, Persecution, Problems, Salvation, Satan, Sickness, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Devil, The Holy Spirit, Trials
Tagged christianity, how to find rest for your soul, jesus, My yoke is easy and My burden is light, Paul being stoned, Paul receiving 39 stripes five times, Paul's thorn in the flesh, Satan hindered Paul, what does rest for your soul mean?, you will find rest for your soul
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Something to Consider When Troubles Come Your Way
You have to love Gideon. As he lived in a time when God seemed to be a million miles from Israel, and as he dealt each day with the fallout from that situation, he became a realist. And as a … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Complaining, Depression, Disappointment, Discernment, Faithfulness, God's Chastening, God's Judgment, God's Provision, God's Will, God's Work, Influence, Ministry, Obedience, Persecution, Prayer, Problems, Restoration, Service, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged getting hurt by the sins of others, gideon, Gideon a mighty man of valor, If the Lord is with us why has all this happened to us?, Israel not driving out the Canaanites, Israel's Judges, judges, the pattern for the book of Judges, the time period of the book of Judges, you being the solution to your own problems
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