During the most painful moments in our life, we often ask God if he is even there. However, even in the darkness, God is present and at work.
Sure, all things work out for the good, but that doesn’t make it any easier to go through. Even Jesus who knows the future, and knows the joy that lay ahead, became distressed at what came before the joy.
Being dismissed is hardest when it’s by those who know you best. However, Jesus empathizes with your pain and promises security in his presence.
Don’t let disappointment steal the hope you have in God. In His last days, Jesus experience disappointment when what was best was traded for what is less. However, these disappointments can create divine appointments with God.
We struggle to get our heads around why God allows suffering. How do we make sense of what happens in our world?
As we live as Christians, we face struggles and opposition. Shouldn’t life be easier? Should we find a way to make it easier?
Sometimes the deck appears to stacked and it’s hard to see how life will do anything but go from bad to worse. How do we have joy then?
As we think about joy in dark places, Paul turns to those who are actually preaching the Gospel with the aim of discrediting him. What do we do when people and circumstances seem to want to hurt us?
When things come crashing down and everything feels broken, how can we possibly think about “joy”? We turn to Paul’s letter to the Philippians to find out.
The Christmas season can be difficult and filled with haboring offenses. How do we walk in the light when everything around us feels so dark? Check out this message as we explore how Gods grace teaches us how to walk in light and love.