By Lisa Leidenfrost He is risen and everything changed. Death has lost its power and can no longer bind us. Trials can no longer ultimately defeat us and nothing on this earth can stop God’s kingdom and His glory from coming. Jesus suffered an excruciating death and somehow, in that miraculous way of His, God […]
we experience all suffering as death
Ultimately, we experience all suffering as death. Whether it is the little death of a flat tire, or the bigger death of a broken engagement, or the grand death that ends our earthly life, we each face daily casket experiences. Robert Kellemen, God’s Healing for Life’s Losses, p. 12
groan for home and to live in hope
Suffering causes us to groan for home and to live in hope. The author of Hebrews, surveying the landscape of the Old Testament journeys, shows us the way home. These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were […]
Suffering Has Its Reasons
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely […]
For Those In Trouble
Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my […]
Thinking about Suffering
By Lisa Leidenfrost I am quoting from the book Rid of My Disgrace. It is a book I read for counseling. It is targeted for people who have gone through sexual abuse. But, I found some neat quotes that can be used for just general suffering. I found some good ones on emotion. “Emotions are […]
IS IT A SIN TO BE AFRAID?
Ed Welch has a great answer. He doesn’t answer the question, really, but he does put the command into a real life context that invites us to come to the God who loves us instead of OBEYING a harsh judgmental God. More great stuff.
Rest For Your Soul — Anxiety
Hi George, It sounds like you all are going through a pretty tough time. I’ll be praying for you both. I don’t know very much about CBT and hypnosis. I do know something about anxiety, God, and the Bible. If Sandy’s anxiety is not linked to the medication, but to the thoughts connected with the […]
Life Will Be Filled With Losses—John 16:33
There is an umbrella-word that we use to cover the countless variety of situations that have this character, namely suffering. Suffering… may conveniently be defined as getting what you do not want while wanting what you do not get. This definition covers all forms of loss, hurt, pain, grief, and weakness–all experiences of rejection, injustice, […]