I asked the Lord what I should write about today. Then I opened my Bible and here's what He said: Tell of His Wonderful Works! So here goes.. 1. O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Thank you, Lord, that you are. Thank you …
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Faith must have as its object something bigger than self. Bigger than anyone or anything. Faith must be in something bigger than death. There is no point in having a lot of faith in something little.
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) Hebrews 10:23 https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/02/15/doubt-him-no-longer/
I trust the Captain. Because I know Him. And He knows me. This is peace.
This article recounts the sad scene of the funeral of an African child. Miss Slessor's thoughts on this cause her to meditate on Revelation Chapter 21, Verse 4: We have to start early for the services on Sabbath morning, as we go far over the hills, and it is stony land and hard to manage …
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Joined in God – Streams in the Desert 08/19 As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing2 Cor. 6:10 Sorrow was beautiful, but her beauty was the beauty of the moonlight shining through the leafy branches of the trees in the wood, and making little pools of silver here and there on the soft green moss below. When …
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Anger is destructive. It is a nasty weapon in the arsenal of the Destroyer. How's it working for you? Does it not make you unbelievably tired? Wouldn't you like to lay it down and walk away? Wouldn't you like to replace it with something more productive, something more God-honoring? Wouldn't you like to rest?
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; Psalm 119:71 "Rude and blustering the winds of March often are. Do they not typify the tempestuous seasons of my life? But, indeed, I ought to be glad that I make acquaintance with these seasons. Better it is that the rains descend and the floods come …
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Without the Resurrection, if Jesus did not rise bodily from the dead, then our departed son is also dead, just dead - and the whole churchy Bible thing is a bogus fabrication. Without a living Jesus, Hans is GONE. If Jesus is not alive, then I have believed a lie and will never see our …
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Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Romans 12:15 One of the things that ministered to me the most after Hans left us, was the genuine sorrow people shared with us. It is a sweet joy when folks are brave enough to let me know Hans mattered to them, too. …
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At first, I was shaken, but looking up, I recovered my strength . . . George Whitefield George Whitefield's Journals This page contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.
In this interview there is special encouragement for women who have suffered sexual assault, for parents who have experienced child loss (segment three), and for anyone who has endured extreme trauma.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Psalm 9:10
There is no grief like the grief that does not speak. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
One of the things bereaved parents would like you to know is this: Even though they may seem pretty together and functional; even though they smile, though perhaps not very brightly and not for very long; and even though it seems like they are moving on with life, there are many, many things going on …
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You Can Trust Him 