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Tag Archives: trials
Fertile Soil
Is God’s word growing and producing a bountiful harvest of righteousness in you? What is the condition of the soil of your heart? Continue reading
Posted in Devotional Thoughts
Tagged blessings, fertile soil, fruitfulness, good soil, obedience, rocky soil, thorns, trials
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When God Asks the Questions
Job has asked his questions. He has finally said all that he could think of to say. Now he is waiting for the answers. Then something surprising happens. God shows up not to answer the questions, but to ask His own. Continue reading
Medium Rare or Well Done?
Open your heart to Jesus today, give yourself fully to him—all of you—don’t hold anything back. Then someday you’ll hear those words we all want to hear: “Well done.” Continue reading
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Tagged all to Jesus I surrender, living sacrifice, persecution, suffering, trials
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Moving On, Moving In
Sometimes we get stuck in a rut in our spiritual journey. We struggle again and again with the same things. We become content and complacent with the status quo. God is calling us, like his chosen people in this text, to move on from this place and move in to the Promised Land. Continue reading
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Tagged bondage, Promised Land, testing, trials, victory, wilderness wandering
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Rooted Firmly and Bearing Fruit
Jesus parable reminds us that there are many obstacles to our spiritual growth. God’s word given to us does not always produce a bumper crop. Sometimes the word is stolen. Sometimes because of “rocky soil,” the word gets started quickly but withers. Sometimes the thorns choke the word so that it does not bear grain. Continue reading
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Tagged good soil, persecution, plant a seed, Spiritual growth, things of this world, trials, Trouble
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He Holds Your Hand (Sept 23)
There are times when we really need the comfort and reassurance of our Father’s hand holding on to ours. Remember when you were a child and feeling scared, how good it was to feel the grasp of your father’s loving, strong hand? Life brings many situations where we feel lost and alone. These scriptures remind us that when we don’t know which way to go, God holds our hand as he leads us. And when we encounter difficulties, He protects us from the dangers that surround. Continue reading
Let Him In the Boat (May 9)
The disciples found themselves in a dangerous place. They had rowed their boat three and a half miles from shore and a storm was brewing. The strong winds started blowing and the waters were growing rough. Despite the seasoned fishermen that were among them, they seemed to be getting nowhere and were growing frightened. Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, fears, Jesus is there, Let him in the boat, Let Jesus into the boat, trials, troubles
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Fertile Soil (Mar 28)
Is God’s word growing and producing a bountiful harvest of righteousness in you? What is the condition of the soil of your heart? Continue reading
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Tagged fertile soil, good soil, growth, harvest, rocky soil, thorny soil, trials, wealth, worries
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Rooted Firmly and Bearing Fruit (Feb 19)
Jesus parable reminds us that there are many obstacles to our spiritual growth. God’s word given to us does not always produce a bumper crop. Sometimes the word is stolen. Sometimes because of “rocky soil,” the word gets started quickly but withers. Sometimes the thorns choke the word so that it does not produce grain. Continue reading
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Tagged bearing fruit, fruitfulness, materialism, pleasure, Rooted firmly, temptation, trials
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Never Ending Encouragement (Oct 14)
The Thessalonians were going through difficult times of suffering and persecution. They were beat up and bruised by the circumstances of life. They hoped that Jesus would return quickly, but were beginning to wonder if they had missed out somehow. Continue reading
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