Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown ...
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It was a sunny spring day. The chill winds, which seemed to have become a constant presence, were stilled for the moment. As I walked to my car, I happened to glance up into the deep blue Colorado sky. There, above me in stark, white contrast was a dove, hurrying as it flew to some unknown destination. It stopped me in my tracks, awakening within me a deep desire to hold on to the moment. I thanked God for allowing me to see this rare sight, yet at the same time, ...
Have you ever read the verses in Luke 12 that address our tendency to worry? One of the encouragements given in verse 6 is that not one single sparrow is forgotten by God. Verse 7 then goes on to tells us that even the very hairs on our heads are numbered by Him. It is amazing to think about the extent of God’s ability to know and even care about the minute details of our lives, isn’t it? These verses have often presented a problem to me in a very literal sense. I have struggled ...
Sometimes my patience wears quite thin; And days are weighed with worry. A desperate prayer wells deep within; “Oh please, Lord Jesus, hurry!” Generations looked for Him; In whom was their desire. It must have seemed a light so dim; A distant, far-off fire. It shames me to complain of days; In sheer exasperation; While in my heart I hold the light; Which was their expectation. Looking toward the promises; ...
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