Why does God allow suffering?
Yesterday we looked at the old and important question of the existence of God. But there's one...
Today's devotional: Life-saving pain
When disaster strikes our lives, it's natural for Christians to pray for relief from it—we...
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God Is Still There
A wilderness is defined as an uncultivated, uninhabited, inhospitable region. At least that’s the definition I was given when I googled it. I would also describe a wilderness as dry, barren, lonely, and rocky. And it was in a spiritual wilderness that I found myself several years ago. Because it was a time in my life that was […]
http://faithgateway.com/god-still/
Jesus Weeps Over Our Sorrows
Jesus wept. — John 11:35 We now come to the shortest verse in all the Bible. Without question, it is the easiest to memorize. It contains only two words, three syllables. However, these two words offer incredible insight into the heart of our Lord. In the small village of Bethany, we find Jesus weeping at […]
http://faithgateway.com/jesus-weeps-over-our-sorrows/
Painful Directions - #6812
Here's a good rule of life. If you're going to get the pain, get the point. See, God loves you enough to pull on you even if it hurts when you're headed for something that is going to hurt you. Listen to Him. Listen to His Word. Listen to the gentle Spirit impulses on the inside. Do what He's telling you to do.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/painful-directions-6812
What the Storm Left Behind
It is in those powerless moments that we realize, "I'm not enough. I can't do this." And we reach for the nail-pierced hand of the Man who took all the storm of the judgment for my sin - so I could go to His heaven. Jesus is the One who can finally calm the lifelong storm in a restless soul. With His stormproof peace.
http://hutchcraft.com/blogs/ron-hutchcrafts-blogs/what-the-storm-left-behind?utm_source...
Waiting For the Baby - #6675
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://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/waiting-for-the-baby-6675
The Filter That Makes the Difference - #6651
Look for the Lord and look for the lesson in that tough time you're going through. And if you're going to get the pain, get the point. Your Father loves you very deeply; He's allowed that to come into your life. Don't say, "Is this from the devil or is this from the Lord?" I don't think we'll ever figure that out. But you can say, "How can God use this?" Because He wouldn't have sent it if He couldn't use it.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-filter-that-makes-the-differe...
Spectacle in the Sky - #6611
The much-hammered Apostle Paul put the troubles and the payoff on the scale and he weighed it this way: "Our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed..." (Romans 8:18). I guess we should learn something from the way we all come into the world. Labor - baby. Painful process - beautiful result.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/spectacle-in-the-sky-6611
More Powerful Than Politics - #6592
Walls go down, hearts open up when you speak from the unarguable platform of your pain. Showing folks a Savior who makes you a conqueror in your crisis does something that, well, your words could never do.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/more-powerful-than-politics-6592
150: Finding Your Story in the Psalms - Kevin Adams
Explore the psalms through the human experiences of joy, anger, pain, fear, and love as Kevin Adams tells the stories of real people crying out to God.
http://faithaliveresources.org/Products/156005/150.aspx
The Downhill Thrill and the Uphill Bill - #6550
Oh, you have the good feeling right now that sin gives, maybe you don't have the consequences yet, and it's easy just to go with what you can see now. But the thrill is not worth the price tag. This moment won't last. The loss, oh it will last. The pain, the consequences? Just ask King David. They last a lifetime.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-downhill-thr...