Tag archive: trials
Call For Courage
Courage is getting up every day and putting every single other person before myself. Luke 22:39-46 Reference: “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” (Luke 22:42 NIV) Explore: My friend is a mother of three beautiful girls, two with special needs. She was recently…
The Unknown Future
We’ve certainly had our ups and downs Psalm 88:1-18 Reference: You have taken from me friend and neighbor— darkness is my closest friend. (Psalm 88:18 NIV) Explore: I’m in a pretty good place at the moment. We’ve certainly had our ups and downs but we’ve come out the other side in a healthier place. I’m…
Building Armour
Suffering actually produced the armour they now had accessible to them. Ephesians 6.10-17 Reference: In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. (Ephesians 6:16 NIV) Explore: Friends of mine have recently been through a really tough time. They are faithful Christians…
The Blessed Life
“God must think you’re pretty special to give you all that to handle.” 2 Timothy 2:1-13 Reference: Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 2:3 NIV) Explore: The other day I was chatting to a new friend, explaining my family. To recap: our 20 year old foster daughter…
Moving House
I knew that we had moved a little bit, but it wasn’t until I did the math that I realised how often we actually shifted. Acts 14:21-28 Reference: And they stayed there a long time with the disciples. (Acts 14:28 NIV) Explore: In the 11 years that my husband and I have been married, we’ve…