Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. – Galatians 6:9 (NIV) If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. – Proverbs 24:10 (KJV) We need to be on fire and remain on fire in [...]
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On Fire or on Fumes
Posted in encouragement, endurance, inspiration, service, work on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Saved But Suffering
Posted in answers, believers, encouragement, endurance, faith, will on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Accept God’s will in every situation.” – Andrew Murray Things happen. If you read it on a bumper sticker, you would probably get another version of what happens. We just have to come to grips with the reality and fact of the matter. Things just happen. Things happen that are out of our control. Things [...]
In Times of Trouble
Posted in endurance, strength, tagged Christ, grace, help, relationship on October 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
If you give up when trouble comes, it shows that you are weak.- Proverbs 24;10 (NCV) You can accept it or reject it, but the Word is pretty clear on it. When trouble comes, you need to act. What you do during times of trouble makes a difference. You can cave in, collapse or simply [...]
Giving More or Giving Up
Posted in Christian, encouragement, endurance, faith, growth, inspiration, ministry, prophecy, reflection, weary on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
But if I say, “I will not remember Him Or speak anymore in His name,” Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; And I am weary of holding it in, And I cannot endure it. – Jeremiah 20:9 (NASB) Few seek to quietly endure the pain and [...]
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials- James 1:2 (NASB) Can you consider your troubles as times to boost your joy? James thought so. Better yet, James believed so. He said it to other believers about what they endure as a “testing” of their faith. James spoke of enduring such trials, [...]
An Ever-Present Enemy
Posted in endurance, growth, joy, strength on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. – Luke 4:13 (NIV) Luke provides an account of the devil, Satan, Lucifer, the prince of the earth, the fallen angel, completing his attempts to tempt Jesus in the wilderness and departing from Him. James spoke of submitting ourselves to the [...]
Forgiven People Forgive
Posted in choices, endurance, grace, love, Love Your Neighbor, new nature, patience, redemption, sacrifice, salvation, sin, tagged and mercy, Calvary, forgiven, forgiveness, grace, heart, love, mercy, redemption, sacrifice, salvation on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven- Luke 6:37 (NIV) People who have been forgiven should be forgiving people. Grace, mercy, love and patience should all intertwine in order to offer forgiveness to others. Since God has forgiven [...]
Make the Effort
Posted in believers, choices, endurance, faith, relationships, trust, tagged discipleship, faithful, grace, heart, love, mercy, outreach, prayer, psalm, relationship, restoration, Word on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
16 But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. 17 Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice. 18 He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me. -Psalm 55:16-18 (NIV) When you have to deal [...]
Never Stop
Posted in believers, church, encouragement, endurance, example, gospel, preaching, teaching, tagged Bible, Christ, church, daily, discipleship, evangelism, fishers of men, gospel, Jesus, ministry, outreach, preach, reach, teach on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. – Acts 5:42 (NIV) Things go wrong. Things fall to pieces. People quit. Plans fail. It’s inevitable. It comes along with being in ministry. So what are you to [...]
Patience as a problem
Posted in choices, Christian, discipleship, endurance, expectations, growth, patience, reading, trouble, values, warning, tagged discipleship, faithful, help, patience, pitfalls, problems, support on July 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Patience is more than endurance.- Oswald Chambers Knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.- James 1:3 (ASV) Patience can present a problem. Patience becomes a problem when it leads to pitfalls. You have to be careful to exercise patience to the right degree in the right situation. Do not allow your patience to [...]
