Tag Archives: suffering
Our chance…
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, “Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.” The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, generosity, Love
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Deep Roots
Isn’t it interesting that when things are going well we can so easily be lulled, like a sleeping baby, into believing that we have strong and great faith, yet in times like this we are most susceptible to the bubble … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged boast, bubble, christ, Colossians, Colossians 2, Colossians 2:6-7, dark, deep, deep faith, faith, garden, gardener, God, great faith, grow, hidden, hide, Holy Spirit, Jesus, joy, joy of suffering, Lord, mustard, plant, pop, quick, quickly, root, roots, seed, storm, strong faith, suffer, suffering, trial
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High on a hill
I saw a man high on a hill. As I climbed the hill trying to reach him, the terrain became steep. I called out to him asking for help. He didn’t move and I realized he could not hear. I … Continue reading
Posted in Suffering
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In a flash…
I know Christmas is coming and we are preparing to celebrate His birth, but over the last few weeks all of my thoughts have been of Him in the garden of Gethsemane, suffering in agony to the point of sweating blood. … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Forgiveness, Grace, Sorrow, Suffering
Tagged agony, best, blood, bore, bore our sins, christ, flash, flash through your mind, forgive me, garden, Gethsemane, God, grievous, He Himself bore our sins, in a flash, Jesus, life, life flashing before your eyes, my, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, Peter 2:24, please, please forgive me, sins, suffer, suffering, sweat, sweating blood, Thank You, your, Your Best Life
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A hidden blessing?
Do you remember the parable of the rich man and Lazarus? Luke 16:19-26 “Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. “And a poor man named Lazarus was … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Grace, Suffering
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A deeper love
Last weekend I headed out to an overgrown portion of our yard with a saw in hand and planned to trim a few low hanging branches and cut down a few weeds that were becoming full grown trees. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Suffering
Tagged best, christ, crown, crown of thorns, deep, deeper, deeper love, God, head, Jesus, life, live my best life, live our best life, live your best life, Lord, love, my, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, pain, pierce, piercing, precious, Rose, Savior, suffer, suffering, thorn, thorns, vulnerable, your, Your Best Life
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Regrets…
Some believe that Jesus told Judas Iscariot to betray him. In the Gospel of Judas, Jesus said, “But you will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me.” If this is the case, then Judas … Continue reading
Posted in Empathy, Faith, Gratitude, Suffering
Tagged actions, best, christ, empathize, Empathy, faith, Father, For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me, God, Gospel, gratitude, Iscariot, Jesus, Judas, Judas Iscariot, life, Lord, my, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, please, pleasing, regret, regrets, repent, repentance, sacrifice, second guess, suffer, suffering, thank, Thank You, thankful, The Gospel of Judas, words, You, your, Your Best Life
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He’s My Son!
I recently heard this song for the first time, He’s My Son by Mark Schultz. I didn’t listen to all of the words the first few times. I only paid attention to the words of the refrain, “He’s My Son”. … Continue reading
Posted in Empathy, Love, Prayer, Suffering
Tagged best, Can you hear Me, Can you see Him, christ, deaf ears, God, He's My Son, He's not just anyone, Jesus, life, Lord, Mark Schultz, my, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, pain, please don't leave Him, son, suffer, suffering, your, Your Best Life
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Grace in disguise?
It was a dark and stormy evening. A young man who had recently received his license was on his way home from picking someone up. As he approached a red light, he pumped the brakes, they locked and the car … Continue reading
Dream a little dream with me…
Today I have been thinking about our sweet Jesus and all of the pain and suffering He will go through for me, for you, for all of us. I am so sad. I keep thinking of Simon the Cyrene helping … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Suffering
Tagged agony, best, christ, cross, dream, dream a little dream, God, Good Friday, Jesus, lean in, leaning in, life, Lord, my, My Best Life, our, Our Best Life, pain, sad, Simon the Cyrene, suffering, taking up His cross, Veronica, your, Your Best Life
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