Category: crisis

Angels without Wings

by Glenn H, posted in advocate, blessings, calling, crisis, debt, devotion, direction, faith, fear, godliness, gospel, grace, gratitude, growth

The other day, on my way into Greenville, SC, my truck blew a tire. It didn’t just go flat. It fell apart because of something I had run over. Thankfully, I was able to get pulled over and even though the tire was destroyed, the rim remained intact. This happened on my birthday. It was … Continue reading Angels without Wings

Know That God is There

by Glenn H, posted in calling, character, Christlikness, crisis, devotion, difficulty, direction, discipline, faith, faithfulness, grace, gratitude, grief, hardship, knowledge of God

And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?  (Genesis 22:7)And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they … Continue reading Know That God is There

Is anything to hard for the LORD, really?

by Glenn H, posted in blessings, crisis, devotion, difficulty, faith, fear, hardship, Holy Spirit, hope, knowing God, maturity, testing, tragedy, trial, trials, troubles, trust

“Is [anything] too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.  (Genesis 18:14) “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” This is one of those Sunday School questions that everyone who has been a church member for any … Continue reading Is anything to hard for the LORD, really?

Learning Contentment

by Glenn H, posted in anger, blessings, character, Christlikness, conflict, contentment, crisis, debt, difficulty, discipleship, discipline, failure, faith, fear, finances, godliness, growth

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.  Proverbs 13:25 The reason the contented believer is able to eat to the satisfying of his soul is because he, like Paul, has learned to be content. “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have … Continue reading Learning Contentment

Strength in the face of discouragement

by Glenn H, posted in blessings, character, creator, crisis, debt, devotion, failure, faith, fear, finances

(25)  And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.(26)  And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon … Continue reading Strength in the face of discouragement

Seeing Beyond Our Troubles

by Glenn H, posted in crisis, faith, fear

It’s easy to think that our troubles are bigger than God because our troubles are so close. Things take a turn for the worse, the world as we know it ceases to function in the way we think it ought to and we immediately think that God is not all He says He is, or … Continue reading Seeing Beyond Our Troubles