All in God's Promises

You Can Do the Hard Stuff

You Can Do the Hard Stuff

Mitzie Avera
God's Presence, God's Promises, Spiritual Warfare, Strength

When I am going through hard things and the sun goes down on the day, everything

seems worse. The night comes and Satan steps in working in the darkness. He stirs up

fears and illuminates my failures. I reach for my Bible. The words that once jumped off

the page now run together. I get my phone and play “Don’t Stop Praying.” I close my

eyes and let each word sink in. I pray out loud to God to give me the strength to keep

the faith as I battle health problems and all the worries that come along with life.

Life’s Tangles

Life’s Tangles

Nancy Paul
Trust, God's Promises, Faithfulness

Ah, providence—God’s providence is everywhere in the story of Joseph: “God both possesses and exercises absolute power over the works of his hands.”* As Kelly Minter writes: “Is it possible that what appears to be nothing but a tangle of other people’s agendas will somehow be the very ball of yarn God will use to weave one of the most redemptive masterpieces in human history?”**  

The Hand of God

The Hand of God

Nancy Paul
God's Promises, God's Will, Mercy, Hope

The term providence came to my attention this past year. Frankly, I didn’t know how to define providence; I had to look it up: “The theological doctrine of providence is that God both possesses and exercises absolute power over all the works of his hands.”* Constable goes on to say, and this I love, that providence means “the hand of God is in the glove of human events.”*

Light It Up!

Light It Up!

Susan Partida
God's glory, God's Promises

What a blessed Thanksgiving we had. Eight adults and 6 children at our table, the merriment delighted us. Soon, after everyone left and the clean up had taken place, out came the pre-lit Christmas tree. Much to my dismay, half of the lights did not shine.

I Can Appliqué, or Can I?

I Can Appliqué, or Can I?

Susan Partida
Faith/Trust, God's Promises

When my daughter decided to decorate her new baby’s room in Hyland cows, my sister-in-law sent me a pattern to do an appliqué of one on the sewing machine. She thought using the leftover scraps from the baby quilt I had done made a great idea. She even supplied me with a YouTube video about how to do it.

God’s Dwelling Place

God’s Dwelling Place

Linda Lesniewski
God's glory, God's Promises, Holy Spirit

Our young family moved twelve times. Each move felt more chaotic and unceremonious than the last. In comparison, move-in day for Solomon’s Temple must have transpired very differently! Enormous crowds, prayers, and a fourteen-day celebration marked the occasion. On the first day, Solomon asked an interesting question during his prayer of dedication: “But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens even the highest heaven cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built” (1 Kings 8:27).

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