2012-08-13T09:55:41-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/prepare/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/waiting-for-the-baby-6675 2012-08-13T09:55:41-05:00 Sometimes it even has to get worse before it gets better. Just ask any woman who has been through labor. The process is difficult but right on schedule. And when that baby comes, well it will make the process worth it all. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:1-3&version=NIV 2009-09-25T11:09:50-05:00 Jesus says his father's house has many rooms. He tells us to not be troubled and to trust in God and him for he is going to prepare a place for us in his father's house. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-verdict-and-the-penalty-are-already-in-5917 2009-09-15T09:22:30-05:00 There's one verdict, and one sentence we don't have to wait for - yours and mine. The verdict and the penalty are already in. Not from a jury, but from the Judge. The Judge we must all face - God Himself. Deep down inside, we know that on the other side of our last heartbeat, which He decides by the way, we'll face our Creator. The Bible gives us a sobering warning about that: "Prepare to meet your God." http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%201:13&version=NIV 2009-07-29T15:52:10-05:00 The Bible in numerous places encourages Christians to act thoughtfully and with self-control. Here, we are urged to prepare our minds to act in a Christ-like way--we're to deliberately and confidently work to do God's will.