Nobody said life was fair. It’s not the least bit fair. It never was and never will be. Sometimes life will throw you a big punch in the gut leaving you reeling. Bad things happen, we were wronged, our heart broken, famlies break apart, friendships break off, our security is gone…whatever it is, it’s something [...]

I asked God to take away
My habit.

God said, No.

It is not for me to take away,
But for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience.

God said, No. Patience is a byproduct [...]

In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?Psalms 118:5-6

Being content is a great feeling. Sometimes it’s hard to be contment because we always want more, more, more. It’s especially difficult to be content during hard times. In “The Purpose Driven Life” Rick Warren gives us lessons in contentment.

Lessons in Contentment
by Rick Warren

I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Philippians 4:11 (NIV)
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I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may also be.
-John 14:2-3

Why art thou downcast, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for [...]

For the first day of this new year, remember that God gives new beginnings. Sometimes things don’t go the way we want. Sometimes we have painful losses. Sometimes relationships don’t work out the way we want.
But there is hope as long as we have God and ask God. God gives us new beginnings. God can [...]

While little children love to open presents to see what new toys they got and they love the break from school and Santa Claus, the holidays are a very harsh time for the lonely.
Lonely people come in all ages and backgrounds. Some are young, some are old. Some are parents, some are not. Some are [...]

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble- Psalm46:1

Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me. -Psalm 50:15

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain you- Psalm 55:22

Wait on the Lord: Be of good courage and he shall strenghten thine [...]

Yeah, love hurts I know. By loving people, we are making ourselves slightly vulnerable. What if they don’t love us back? That’s extremely painful if we love people who don’t love us back.
Some people love and then have painful experiences, so they build up walls to protect their heart and aren’t very open to love. [...]

Everyone has wondered sometime what it’s like to die. We all will die one day and it’s scary. We are unafraid of the unknown and there’s a lot we don’t know or understand.
Some believers feel anxious and scared about death. It’s very common. While others feel happy about dying, knowing that the “hard life” [...]