goodness of God, problems, purpose, thanksgiving

How to Take the Power Out of Your Problems

 Do life’s problems have you stressed out? The learning possibilities are limited only by your willingness to be teachable. In faith, thank Me for your problem. Ask Me to open your eyes and your heart to all that I am accomplishing through this difficulty. Once you have become grateful for a problem, it loses its power to drag you …

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What if? (A 2010 Post)

Thank you so much to all of you who responded yesterday to my plea! I’m digging out and dusting off some of my favorites for the next few days… What if the world stopped just for a day? What if all problems for one moment went away? What if I could grasp eternity and see what’s ahead? What if I chose to …

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Purpose in the Trials

The purpose of our trials is not only to test our worthiness but also to increase it, just as the mighty oak is tested by the storms as well as strengthened by them. ~Streams in the Desert This scene beckons me. I don’t want to lack anything. I don’t like the storms, but I don’t want to miss what God …

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God's goodness, shelter, storms, trouble, trusting God

Storms Passing Through

It’s storming outside. Again. Massive thunderstorms have barrelled through our little strip of land called Wilmington all summer. Pounding rain. Too close for comfort lightning. Thunder and strong wind. Sometimes it’s a bit scary. As a little girl growing up on the plains of Oklahoma, I feared the power of storms and the tornadoes that often accompanied them. But the adult …

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