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Faith is a powerful word. It is defined as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Let’s see what is the Biblical acronym for it…
F – Forsaking
A – All
I – I
T – Trust
H…..
I have a lot to be thankful for in my life. I am so amazed at how I was plucked from the grips of death and given another day to celebrate the goodness of God in my life. This is the fourth incident where I came so close to losing my life. The first two incidents…..
Your world has been turned upside down. What do you do?
It is hard to think straight when you are suspended upside down from a branch that could break at any time. Do you feel like you are sitting precariously close to that creek that looks more like a raging river?…..
We cannot trust the hype that media creates, neither can we put our confidence in men in authority, who themselves are standing on shaking ground. But we can and must look up to the Creator of the heavens and earth who holds all things in His mighty hand.
There is a song that says, ‘Count your blessings,…..
Why is it that when the rains pour, it comes down in torrents? They say that when calamity strikes, it never rains but pours. Just when you think the worse is over and things couldn’t get any worse, you are struck down with another major blow. What do you do? Where do you turn?
Sometimes you try to hold onto a thin strand of hope and as you do, to your horror, you watch it wearing out. Then when it…..
The hardest thing in life is learning NOT to trust in yourself but learning to trust in God. We are born human and therefore have a human nature that puts our trust and confidence in things, people and ourselves. When I had a burn out and sank into clinical depression, my world crashed. Everything I had worked for was dashed to the ground. I now realize that we cannot trust ourselves to sustain us and we certainly cannot put our…..
The other day I received a phone call from a very shocked and distressed person. He had just been car-jacked. It happened in broad daylight in a busy street. He said it happened so fast that people around did not realize what was taking place until he was left stranded on the street.
I cannot explain the emotions that must have overtaken him because I was not in his situation. But I do know someone very close to me who…..