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The Reason For the Wait - #6236
You've been waiting for God to come through. You want to be married. You're waiting for Him to answer your prayer about having a child, raising a child. You're waiting for that job, that heart change, that breakthrough, that answer, and it hasn't come yet. Don't panic. Don't let impatience cost you the perfect will of God. Premature babies aren't as healthy as ones that are full-term. Premature solutions aren't healthy either.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-reason-for-the-wait-6236
When You Can't See the Way to Go - #6220
The "don't know" times are God's instrument to drive you deeper into Him, to surrender all self-reliance for a desperate dependency on Him. You may not know which way to go, but you don't have to stand there fearful, paralyzed or marching in circles. Your Lord, your Shepherd is placing His arm inside yours to lead you where you could never go without Him.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/when-you-can-t-see-the-way-to-go-...
The Tapestry of Your Life - #6206
You can trust the weaver who's at that heavenly loom. He knows exactly what He's doing. Trust the plan, even though you can't see it. He is making your life into something very beautiful and very valuable.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-tapestry-of-your-life-6206
What You Gain From What You Lose - #6199
What senses does God want to deepen through your pain? Incredible qualities like radar for the deep needs behind people's deeds. A sense of compassion, which literally means the ability to "feel with" someone. God can use your pain to cultivate a wonderful tenderness in your heart and your responses. People who have been through the valley with Jesus emerge with an amazing ability to care, to wait, and to trust God.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/what-you-gain-from-what-you-lose-...
How Good Soldiers Go Down - #6192
Putting on your armor means consciously choosing the spiritual resources of Jesus as the ways you will respond to every attack. Don't concentrate on the attack that's coming your way. Concentrate instead on the things that make you strong - the full armor of God that makes Satan retreat!
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/how-good-soldiers-go-down-6192
Preparing For the Worst - #6182
No matter what hits you, God is no less in charge; His plan is no less on target. Things may be out of your control, but they're never out of His control. If you trust Him, He will give you just the equipment you need for the battle you're facing, because God's plan will not lead you where His grace cannot keep you.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/preparing-for-the-worst-6182
God's Weight Room - #6177
God's your spotter. He won't allow you to have more weight than you can handle right now. He's promised that. But He will give you something heavier than you lifted before, so you can become more powerful in Him than you've ever been before.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/god-s-weight-room-6177
Life-Saving Pain - #6173
If someone you love is the one who's away from the Lord, you can pray in accordance with God's recovery plan here in Hosea 2 . Pray for the thornbushes and the walls and the frustrating pursuits that can cause this one you love to think about what they're doing and to remember the better days...the Jesus-days.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/life-saving-pain-6173
When the Eagle Can't Fly - #6171
God hasn't allowed you to reach the end of you so you'll give up, but so you'll give up control! It's time to finally take your fingers off that steering wheel that you've held onto so tightly and relinquish all control to Almighty God. "I give up, Lord. I can't fix it. I can't figure it out. I can't contribute anything to a solution. I'm wiped out and I'm totally releasing all of me and all of my issues to You."
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/when-the-eagle-can-t-fly-6171
Moving With the Quake - #6162
The Golden Gate Bridge, while flexible, is not made out of Play-Doh. It has solid structure and so should your life and your days. This is no excuse for laziness or lack of planning. But it is an encouragement to folks who like control to loosen up a little bit and make room for God to do His very dynamic thing. It's the ones who are flexible that survive the shaking.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/moving-with-the-quake-6162