True Hope for Hard Seasons
Root this school year—or your difficult season—in the truth and comfort of God’s Word.
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Hardships
20 Stories
Jason Davis
Mark Brady
When It’s Hard
Photo by: Schäferle via Pixabay Life is tough on a good day, but it is downright brutal when things aren’t going as they should! You know what I am talking about. When your boss is riding you. Maki…
3 min readElizabeth Prata
We walk, we stumble, but how do we deal with aftermath of a stumble?
By Elizabeth Prata EPrata photo What life in Jesus is really about, in truth, is our walk. We will fall. We will gossip. We may mentally lust. We might watch porn. We might be jealous and cut out a…
3 min readYvonne M. Morgan
A Fiery Furnace
Today on Turning Mountains into Molehills' devotional, we explore the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery furnace.
4 min readCole Feix
Psalm 119 and Affliction: A Christian Response to Hardship
No one likes suffering. We try to avoid it at all costs. This avoidance is seen through the existence of painkillers, recreational drug use, the mind-numbing effect of social media, and a host of other things we use to numb the pain that comes from living in a fall and sin-cursed world. Despite this attempt to flee suffering, it still finds us. Why can’t we hide from hurt?
4 min readRon Edmondson
8 Ways People Have a Hard Time Fitting on a Team - Ron Edmondson
There are common things people do who have a hard time fitting on a team. I’ve seen these on every team which I have led.
3 min readBabatope Babalobi
Hard is not in God’s dictionary
Hard is not in God’s dictionary By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: Genesis 18 vs 14 Let a little water, I pray you, be f…
1 min readGreg Laurie
Hope Comes Through Hardship
What about when we get sick and pray to be healed, and we are not? What about when someone dies? Where is the good then?
6 min readPaula Short
FMF— The Power of Persistence in the Christian Life
This post is part of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. Where I join up with a community of writers and bloggers of all ages and stages who gather around a single-word prompt to free-wr…
3 min readHannah Morrell
Finding God in the Mess — Broken & Hopeful
I have always loved people’s stories. Even the sad ones. The ones that feel so hopeless. I love to listen to them talk about their lives. I’m not afraid of the suffering, of the doubts, of the anger. I want to hear it all, in it’s raw honesty. I am also always looking for a glimmer of hope, for I ha
6 min readAnthony Eshun
What Does Success Mean To You?
Living life happily is setting goals, and having aspirations. Achieving them is part of success. What does success mean to you? It has the simple meaning of hitting your target. Find out.
5 min readChris Carpenter
George Washington Carver: That Special Place
Do you have a special place where you like to go when you are seeking an escape? It is that one place in this vast universe where you can go to find clarity when a major decision needs to be made, a haven of solitude when complete quiet is needed, or just a location where
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'5,000 Blankets' Movie a Testament to How a Simple 'Yes' Can Help Thousands
A mother and son from Texas are the inspiring subjects of a new movie available now from Pure Flix called 5,000 Blankets. Starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Carson Minniear (Crater), the movie is based on Phillip and Cyndi’s remarkable true story, one that highlights their determination to change not only the life of his mentally ill father, but thousands of other homeless people struggling to survive.
10 min readDonna Bucher
Holding Onto Hope in Hard Times
Even as a new year infuses us with expectation, thoughts of holding onto Hope in Hard times tinges our enthusiasm with doubt.
6 min readSesan Oguntade
How to wait on God during tough times - Christian Personal Development
You can wait on God during tough times. This is possible and it is His will that we should put our trust in Him during tough times. Related: How to have faith in God during tough times Can we wait on God during tough times? We can wait on God during tough times. Yes […]
9 min readClaude F. Mariottini
Joel: Return To Me
The book of Joel is about hardship, it is about hard times. The hardship Joel and the people of Judah were experiencing was caused by the swarm of locusts which had lasted for a long time and had c…
12 min readMaureen Hall Puccini
Trusting in Christ, our Anchor
Rejecting Christ during trouble is the equivalent of breaking the chain and dropping the anchor into the sea because a storm rages.
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The Transfiguration of Resilience
Continuing with a deeper understanding of my bold friend, Resilience, found me pondering the transfiguration of Resilience through two quotes
5 min readDamon J. Gray
The Blessing of Affliction
It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.– Psalm 119:71, ESV This is not an oft-heard sentiment. Rather, our response to any sort of affliction is typically intonings of depression, complaint, or simple whining. I don’t know that I have ever heard (outside of this psalm) an individual express gratitude for…
3 min readCarla D. Burnette
How to Maintain Peace of Mind Amid Hardship
Are you longing for peace of mind? But you keep facing one difficult situation after another. Whether it be a medical diagnosis, a relational issue, financial hardship or even the current misery in our world. No matter what the situation, there is hope, my friend. The answer lies in God’s Word.
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