When New Life Comes Through Trial
The old ache validates its truth: When new life comes through trial, we seldom value the process as much as we treasure the outcome.
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Trial
20 Stories
Donna Bucher
Finding Joy in a Hedge of Trials
No matter the source of your grief, finding joy in a hedge of trials, seems much like finding a needle in a haystack.
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Nancy C. Williams
The Privileged Life: Prepare for Bad News…with the Good News
“He will not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” (Psalm 112:7) It’s snowing in Tennessee! The first beautiful snowfall in our area is happening right…
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Anneta Pinto-Young
Don’t Stay in Lo-debar
“Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar” (2 Samuel 9:5). Before David was made King of Judah, Saul and his sons were killed by the Philistines …
4 min readElizabeth Prata
Street preacher shot in head while preaching Good News (donate button inside)
By Elizabeth Prata Hans Schmidt, Outreach Director at Victory Chapel in Phoenix AZ, was preaching about an upcoming service at his church. The former military combat medic was standing with a megap…
6 min readRich Vega
A Most Difficult Trial
His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arr…
3 min readCarla D. Burnette
How to Maintain Unwavering Faith Through Obstacles
Obstacles provide an opportunity to lean upon the Lord and demonstrate unwavering faith in Him. Let's discover how to maintain such faith.
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Revive Our Hearts
The Sweet Blessing of Bitter Trials
Blessings come in different forms. Sometimes they come first as bitterness, but we can trust God to transform them into sweet blessings.
7 min readSesan Oguntade
How to overcome obstacles - Christian Personal Development
How to overcome obstacles to success, happiness and to the achievement of set goals should be a process you should be interested in. It’s important that you should succeed and you cannot succeed without achieving set goals. Related: How to take action on your goals Overcome obstacles by achieving set goals However, obstacles usually […]
3 min readDavid Derksen
Failing to learn from Job's friends: "The Assessment" - Divorce Minister
As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it. -Job 4:8, NIV “The Assessment” Within the evangelical culture, the belief that the faithful spouse did something “to deserve” the adulterous desertion of their partner is all too prevalent. They have not learned from this erroneous assessment by one of Job’s … Continue reading “Failing to learn from Job’s friends: “The Assessment””
1 min readFacing Trials with Joy?
By Elizabeth Prata EPrata photo “Joy is not our natural response to trouble, so deeming a trial joyful requires discipline. The Christian must make a conscious commitment to face each trial w…
5 min read- Anneta Pinto-Young
Strength for Mountains
“He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights” (Psalm 18:33). David wrote Psalm 18 as a song to God after he had overcome his enemies and Saul who tried to take his life…
3 min read What are sufferings, trials, and afflictions?
By Elizabeth Prata I started this essay three times and abandoned it three times. Not because I suddenly became disinterested in the topic. It was because I was getting confused. My original approa…
6 min read- Anneta Pinto-Young
Jesus Intercedes
“Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died–more than that, who was raised to life–is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us” (Romans 8:34). God ca…
4 min read - Anneta Pinto-Young
Becoming Well Balanced
“he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways” (James 1:8). James taught about the testing of our faith and experiencing trials of different kinds. He said that when our faith it tested, it …
4 min read Nehemiah Zion
Receive your assurance from Christ to rest in life - Raising Generation Zion
An assurance from Christ is enough for us to rest in this life. To rest in confidence and strength till our time on earth is done.
2 min read- Anneta Pinto-Young
From Trials to Triumph
Paul faced much persecution, when he went about preaching the gospel and establishing the church. Paul’s hope was for a future reward in heaven, where the glory of God would be revealed in him. There are also rewards here on earth, for those who do the right thing and we see examples of this throughout the Bible.
4 min read - Anneta Pinto-Young
High Above the Storm
We have to maintain our eternal perspective and keep our eyes above the challenges. Stay seated near Jesus with the devil and his agents under our feet.
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Study to Be Quiet and Receive Strength to Overcome Trials - Raising Zion
It is best to be quiet until you are stirred by the Holy Spirit to speak. Staying quiet requires a diligent study of the word of God.
2 min readBabatope Babalobi
Heavens shall speak to you
Heavens shall speak to you By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: Acts 27 vs 21, 23 & 24 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood for…
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