Trusting God

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Practicing Patience Through Thankfulness: Five Ways to Trust God’s Timing

The post begins with the observation that patience is hard, especially when God’s promises feel far off and we are living through struggle, pain, and grief while we...

Choosing to Act on God’s Leading Instead of Letting Fear Stall Us

The author begins with a memory from a summer camp for girls, where a ropes and zip-line course was set up high among the mountain trees. While her...

Helping Tweens Work Through Hard Faith Questions with Habakkuk
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Helping Tweens Work Through Hard Faith Questions with Habakkuk

A mother describes how her oldest daughter, now in middle school, asked her during car rides, “how do we know that Christianity is the ‘right religion’?” Rather than...

15 Prayers for Family Protection: Asking God for Health, Safety, Guidance, and Trust
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15 Prayers for Family Protection: Asking God for Health, Safety, Guidance, and Trust

The post opens by naming the worries many parents carry: fear about a loved one’s health, or about family members being drawn toward harmful influences. It asks whether...

All Things Work Together for Good: What Romans 8:28 Means for Believers
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All Things Work Together for Good: What Romans 8:28 Means for Believers

The post examines Romans 8:28, “God works all things for good,” and argues that the verse is a real promise but one that is often misread. The author...

Staying Spiritually Grounded Amid Heavy Headlines
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Staying Spiritually Grounded Amid Heavy Headlines

The author begins with a familiar experience: a single headline, comment, or post can take away a person’s peace. A news story about a shooting can make someone...

God’s Care in Everyday Suffering: Finding the Shepherd in Life’s Small Irritations
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God’s Care in Everyday Suffering: Finding the Shepherd in Life’s Small Irritations

Tricia Lewis asks whether God truly cares about the small irritations that fill ordinary days, such as a slow school bus on the way to work, a forgotten...

Short-Term Happiness Versus Lasting Trust in God

“Short Term Happiness” by Roy Lessin opens with Matthew 5:6, which speaks of those who hunger and thirst for righteousness being filled. The author then describes an actress...

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