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Pain is Inevitable but with Jesus, Suffering is Optional!
Pain, suffering, and happiness are three rather different words to be linked together. Everyone desires happiness, but this has different meanings for each of us. Furthermore, stress and pain are two major barriers between us and our goal of happiness.
Tired? Maybe Jesus Is Trying To Tell You Something!
Building intentional community and meaningful relationships are phrases that are drilled into us as Christians. We’re told that they are a vital part of bringing God’s kingdom to earth, and integral to his plan to make all things new. Hit-and-run
Let Pain Drive YOU to Jesus, Not Away!
Job 19:1-29 There is nothing like hope in the truth to clarify perspective and keep you going. Enduring a painful journey can be done a lot more easily if you embrace truth as your traveling companion. Not only will it
Have YOU Lost Hope?
Hopeless is a horrible feeling. You might say that as Christians, we are never without hope. And, you are correct. Christ Jesus is our hope in our every circumstance. But there are times when we feel utterly hopeless. When our
Remember, Problems Can Be Terrible, but, help still Is Available!
Overcoming sizable obstacles helps us grow, and makes us a formidable opponent to life’s chaos. The least resistant path is not always Jesus’s answer for us, as this will come back to haunt us. However, if we take on the
When Nothing Seems To Work, Prayer Does Eventually!
“Your son will not live. There’s nothing we can do.” What do you do when you receive news that threatens to destroy your world? When you’re told that there is no hope? No light at the end of the tunnel?
Is Jesus allowing Chaos and Confusion to Redirect You?
Sometimes life has a way of taking the life out of us. The Book of Joshua is in the Bible for such seasons. It dares us to believe our best days are ahead of us. God has a Promised Land
Ever Wonder What To do if God or Jesus Doesn’t Show up to Help?
What do you do when it looks like God or Jesus hasn’t shown up after all when you pray repeatedly, seek repeatedly and ask for help repeatedly? Perhaps you’ve been praying earnestly for something – and the situation has apparently
“Could This Be Blocking Your Miracles”?
And because of their unbelief, he [Jesus] couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their unbelief (Mark 6:5-6 NLT — Underline added.). I
Afraid Because of “Bad Circumstances”? Let Jesus hand you 10 Bible Verses to Cling To!
We all go through times when we feel afraid; whether it’s anxiety about the future, or real fear about a certain situation, but if you’ve made Jesus Christ your personal Lord and Savior, you have no reason to be afraid.
Life off Course? Are you in “The Rhythm”?
Here’s a quick exercise to try. For the next minute, list all the things God calls us to do with our lives. “Have faith”, you might say. Or pray. Or go into the world, befriend the lonely, heal the sick,
Want Your prayers to be effective? Pray like Jesus!
Do you want to know how to pray like Jesus and have your prayers be more effective and more in line with God’s plans for your life? You may have figured out that if you’re going to pray, you do want
