Suffering helps me look upward and is not something that happens to people of the Bible but also to every believer in Jesus who cries out to Him. When you reflect on a difficult time, how did the Lord use that to draw you to Him in prayer? When Paul wrote to the Thessalonians, they …
Paul demonstrated joy amid suffering in the letter to the Philippians. When Paul wrote this letter, he was in prison. Paul began his letter with a prayer of thanksgiving for the Philippians. Then, he mentions a reason for his thankfulness. Philippians 1: 7b You share with me the special favor of God, both in my …
Have you ever felt like the Lord had forgotten you? Suffering does not mean you are forgotten. Often, when we are going through a trial or enduring some type of suffering, we tend to think the Lord has forgotten about us. During this time, we are usually looking down instead of looking up to our …
There seems to be a stream of thought that says that if you believe in Jesus, then you won’t have any problems. That sounds great, but it isn’t Biblical. In fact Jesus said in John 16: “33 And everything I’ve taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and …