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Biscuit Revival
As for God, His way is perfect… (Psalm 18:30, N.K.J.V.) A pastor asked an evangelist to come and preach a weeklong revival in his church. Each service a love offering would be taken up to pay the evangelist, and he … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Complaining, Depression, Disappointment, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, God's Omnipotence, God's Omniscience, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Perseverance, Problems, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged a preacher stuggling with his faith, God's way is perfect, trusting God in the bad times, Why does God allow bad things to happen?
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Do You Really Trust God?
My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your hearts to him for God is our refuge. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Assurance of Salvation, Attitude, Belief, Commitment, Courage, Discipleship, Doubt, Eternal Security, Faith, Fatherhood, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, Human Life, Needs, Personal, Problems, Sanctification, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged God is our refuge, God is our rock, illustration about trusting God, Pour out your heart to God, Though he slay me yet will I trust in Him
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Somebody Got My Goat
He calms the storm, So that its waves are still. (Psalm 107:29, N.K.J.V.) Perhaps you’ve heard the expression, “Somebody got my goat.” Or perhaps you’ve heard someone say, “That person really gets my goat.” To get someone’s goat is to … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Christ's Miracles, Comfort, Contentment, Disappointment, Encouragement, Fear, Grace, Inner Peace, Jealousy, Peace, Persecution, Problems, Revenge, Suffering, Trials, Worry
Tagged God delivering sailors in the sotrm, God's deliverance in Psalm 107, having Jesus in your boat, Jesus calming the storm, Jesus calming the waves, Jesus walking on the water, origin of the phrase somebody got my goat, somebody got my goat
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The Good Thing About Trouble
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. (James 1:2-3, N.L.T.) Dr. Lee … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Commitment, Disappointment, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Joy, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Count it all joy, how to grow spiritually, James 1:2-3, learning to be thankful for trouble, Lee Roberson, the secret of greatness, Tom Wallace, trouble produces perseverance
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The Wednesday Worry Box
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. (Philippians 4:6, New Living Translation) Today is Wednesday and so I thought I’d share an illustration geared specifically to … Continue reading
When Lightning Strikes You
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Christ's Death, Christ's Return, Complaining, Disappointment, Discipleship, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal, Problems, Suffering, Trials
Tagged all things work together for good, apple tree struck by lightning, being a partaker of Christ's sufferings, God's pruning
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When God Flips a Script
“Ezra” series: (post #2) Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Change, God's Omnipresence, God's Judgment, Justice, Persecution, Problems, Prophecy, Restoration, Series: "Ezra", The Ark of the Covenant
Tagged Belshazzar using the temple vessels, Cyrus the Great giving back the temple articles, God can reverse a situation, Israel plundering Egypt, The Babylonians giving gifts to the Jews, the handwriting on the wall
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