“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” “Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive … Continue reading Persevering Under Trial
Tag: trials & tribulations
In All Circumstances
I Call To My Lord
When I’m tired, and have no strength,I call to my Lord for help.Trust His promise, trust His grace,I rely not on myself. He calls to me, trust His Word,Do His bidding, do His will,Go where He sends, speak His words,Do not let faith go downhill. We’ll have good days, bad days, too,Life not always be … Continue reading I Call To My Lord
All in God’s Hands
So life has its troubles and worriesIts snowballs and storms with their flurriesThe change in the weather with high temps and lowMakes life with its bumps not so certain free flow The colors of things always changingFor life has a way rearrangingWhat’s certain is not, rearranged on the spot,What’s hoped for is shot, and so … Continue reading All in God’s Hands
Down For the Long Haul
When I last saw himHe was hunkered downDown for the long haulGot nowhere to run Closed in his spacesTime is not his friendWhen will this be o’er?Will it ever end? Life is a changingChange from day to dayBack and forth it goesIn so many ways Fear and confusionMessages galoreKeeps us a wond’ringWhat’s for us in … Continue reading Down For the Long Haul
Dropping the Masks
We all experience trials in this life, at least to some extent. Some people seem to have more than their fair share of them, though, while others appear to be relatively trouble free. But appearances can be deceiving. We don’t really know what goes on in other people’s lives unless we know them well, and … Continue reading Dropping the Masks
Beginning to Sink, He Cried
“Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was a long … Continue reading Beginning to Sink, He Cried
Don’t Waste the Lessons Learned
1 Peter 1:6-7 ESV “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation … Continue reading Don’t Waste the Lessons Learned
Have You Been Tested?
Video Talk Psalms 66:8-14 ESV “Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you … Continue reading Have You Been Tested?
When He has Tried Me
Summary Book of Job Chapters 1 to 22 Job was a man of God, a righteous man who feared God and who turned away from evil. He was blameless and upright before God. And he was also a wealthy man with many material goods and animals and servants, as well as he had a wife … Continue reading When He has Tried Me
Walking Wounded 