Assurance of Hope
When your response to trials is correct, they will result in a mature, complete confidence in God’s eternal purposes in your life. This can be your greatest source of joy.
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Posted by Julie Ganschow | | Faith, Hope, Suffering, Trials |
When your response to trials is correct, they will result in a mature, complete confidence in God’s eternal purposes in your life. This can be your greatest source of joy.
Read MorePosted by Svea Goertzen | | Hope, Suffering |
. . . he was drawing himself back to the gospel.
Read MorePosted by Julie Ganschow | | Hope, Suffering, Trials |
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. James 1:2-4
A familiar passage of Scripture greets us today. It seems that we all have enough troubles on every side, don’t we? As I think about the depth and severity of the “various trials” we encounter it is very easy to become depressed and morose.
Read MorePosted by Suzanne Holland | | Christian Growth, Encouragement, Fear, Holidays, Hope |
As unbelievable as it may seem, we are fast approaching the end of another year. Social media is all about your year in review, throwing up collages and slide shows featuring all of your most liked posts, new friends, and photos. But taking a moment each December to think over the past twelve months isn’t new, and it certainly was not Facebook’s idea. As each year passes, we all think about the things that happened, the people we spent time with, and the ways that life has changed.
Read MorePosted by Suzanne Holland | | Contentment, Encouragement, Hope, Trials |
Well, here’s the sad but very biblical truth: There is no hope in this world. We’re not commanded or even encouraged to put any hope in this world. But the happy, and also biblical, truth is that we can live in this world with hope! Do you see the difference?
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