Enduring Faith
James writes: "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance" (James 1:2-3).
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
James writes: "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance" (James 1:2-3).
Let your mind feast on nutritious food for a change. Refuse to grumble and criticize! Let your life yield a sweet, winsome melody that this old world needs so desperately.
The thing I have always appreciated about the Bible is that when great truth is given, God frequently incarnates that truth in lives with whom we can identify.
Our greatest struggle is not in the realm of understanding the will of God; it's in the realm of obeying the God whose will it is.
How much better that we open the doors of our hearts and welcome the God-ordained trials as honoured guests for the good they do in our lives.
When His people freely respond in worship and praise, obedience and adoration, God is glorified to the maximum.
God's Word is tailor-made for grey-slush days.
All of us are surrounded by and benefit from the results of someone's quest.
When it comes to irritations, I've found that it helps if I remember that I am not in charge of my day...God is.
We deny it. We fake it. We mask it. We try to ignore it. But the truth stubbornly persists—we are weak creatures!