Things in the world seem to be getting crazy lately. We have the corona virus and the panic because of it in the stores, in the stock market and our retirement investments. Within the past year, there has been conflict with North Korea, and Russia and China, not to mention the Middle East. There have been several uprisings, protests and riots in many countries. We had fires in the west and Australia and the Amazon jungles and elsewhere. A plague of locusts is sweeping through Africa. We had hurricanes and earthquakes and other natural disasters. Just yesterday in Eastern Washington where we used to live, there was an earthquake, a tornado, hail and snow. People seem to get offended much more easily than they used to and it seems like there is more bickering going on in our government (as well as many of us with each other on social media) than working on solutions. Things that were never accepted before are now being accepted that should not be, even in some churches. Living our faith and talking about God is often being met with tension or hostility (this has been the case for a long time in many countries, but it is beginning to happen here in the U.S.). Many who profess faith in God do not live it, or we are either complacent or judgmental or unloving, or perceived to be. Are we entering into the end times? Perhaps. Is our country in for a fall? Perhaps. Is it all gloom and doom? No. There will be hard times ahead. There are hard times now. But, there will also be glorious times ahead for those who trust in Jesus (we will talk more of this in the next post). Continue reading “Coming Troubles”
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God’s Promises: Comfort and Strength
In our weakness, God gives us strength. When we struggle, He comforts us. We will go through hardship; we will have times of weakness. He doesn’t keep us from those times, He helps us to get through them. He is always there for us, even when we don’t realize it. The Spirit will guide us and strengthen us and pray for us. Continue reading “God’s Promises: Comfort and Strength”
God’s Promise: You Will Overcome
This week started out with some struggles at work. I was frustrated and angry. Someone said some things that really upset me. It was early in the day, so it put me in a bad mood for awhile and I was flustered. So, I prayed. I prayed to clear my head and to not allow this affect my thoughts, my mood or how I treated others. I prayed that I would have wisdom and that I would do my job well and that I would be a light to those around me. I think to the most part, I was able to do that. The Bible says, “be angry and do not sin,” or another version is something like “do not sin in your anger.” I think I did pretty well, but the person I was most angry at was gone by the time I got back from underground (I am a geologist in an underground mine, so I was away from most of the people in the office). As I was thinking about that this morning, I was thinking of one of God’s promises, that He is always with me and He will help me to overcome whatever situation I may be in. As a child of God, I have this confidence. Continue reading “God’s Promise: You Will Overcome”
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