It is very comforting to know that God is not the author of tragedies in our lives, nor is He allowing them. He is a loving Father who wants the best for us. He is not insensitively standing by and allowing us to suffer, but rather He is seeking to help us through the difficult […]
You can be happy in the midst of a difficult time or a crisis knowing that God is not the one causing your problems. He is the answer to them! Many people have mistakenly blamed God for everything because they think He is in control of everything – but that is not true. If we blame God […]
“I’ve told you this so that my peace will be with you. In the world you’ll have trouble. But cheer up! I have overcome the world.”John 16:33 (GW) The Christian life is not a trouble-free life; it’s a troubled-free life. In this life we will have trouble (Jesus told us so) but we don’t have […]
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again […]
Your enemy (the devil) wants to use situations of grief and disappointment to stop you from moving forward in the purposes of God, and living the abundant life that Jesus has for you. To deal with grief and disappointment we need to have a biblical perspective about things, because perspective largely determines your experience and […]
“Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before. I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”Philippians 3:13-14 ASV Disappointment and grief will hold […]
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour”1 Peter 5:8 KJV You have an enemy who would love to destroy you. But don’t worry – because greater is Jesus in you than the devil or anything in the world (1 John 4:4). This […]
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again […]
Today is filled with opportunities for great things to happen! But it’s also filled with opportunities for negative things to happen. For example, you will probably have a few opportunities to be disappointed and discouraged. We can’t stop these opportunities – but we don’t have to indulge in them. If we learn how to deal […]
“Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ For the [pagan] Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; [but do not worry,] for your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” Matthew 6:31-32 […]