God has a plan for each of us. Why not see the trials as opportunities?
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The Window
"I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted." (Job 42:2 NIV)"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will." (Ephesians 1:11 NIV)When we are...
Waiting … The Sling for God, Part 50
Today’s lesson from “The Sling for God”, King David himself, comes from Psalms 33. The entire Psalm is wonderful, and I encourage you to read it in its entirety: Psalm33:1-11. Today, however, I want to focus on just three verses from this Psalm:"We wait in hope...
What Lasts Forever
"Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, \'"I believed, and so I spoke,' we also believe, and so we also speak, knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into His presence. For it...
The Geranium
I was in a particularly difficult time in my life. Though I called on God, He did not seem to be listening. Or, if He was listening, He seemed to have failed to respond to my weary, weak, and broken pleas. My days were cold, dry, and barren, and truthfully, I saw...
Hope Is Not Beyond Our Grasp
Why do I Go to Church?Erik the Red, a ferocious Viking descendant living in newly established Iceland, followed in the footsteps of his dad. His father had come to Iceland after being expelled from Norway for an unjustified killing, and now Erik faced the same...
Hope for a New Year
"Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:30-31...
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