Some days, or seasons for that matter, can feel like Jesus has gotten too busy to remember you. You have been a faithful, devout prayer warrior and have been relying on His unfailing promise to help you carry your heavy burdens. As of late the burdens are bearing down, and you’re wondering if you really […]
Tag: seasons of life
How to Weather Winter’s Blast with Hope
C.S. Lewis penned an unforgettable line in his work The Chronicles of Narnia. Luci, one of the characters, is having hot tea with a faun named Mr. Tumnus, who appeared as Luci was exploring the newly discovered world. It was bitterly cold and covered with snow. Hot tea in his little hovel of a house […]
What’s the Use of Prayer? It’s Getting Me Nowhere . . . Or Is It?
Do you ever feel like God isn’t listening to you? You pray and pray and pray… and NOTHING changes. N O T H I N G. I am profoundly certain that prayer and doubt is one of the enemy’s most effective, tactical weapons in the war for our souls. When we are suffering on any level, when our circumstances are too hard to endure, scripture tells us to pray. So, most of us do; expecting God to relieve us of suffering which renews our hope and provides a perfect church testimony.
Faith: The Rugged Truth about Unrelenting Raw Seasons
“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 The sky has been dreary for days . . . which has felt more like months. It’s winter. Of the four seasons, winter is my least favorite. Winter days can be monotonously gray. Life and growth continues, but it’s underground […]