Parents know that if they want to get a child to drop something, they need to offer something better in its place. We can apply the same principle when sinful thoughts come our way. Scottish minister Thomas Chalmers called this, “the expulsive power of a new affection.” This means that something is so powerful that … Continued
Abraham was getting on in years, yet he and Sarah didn’t have any children. However, God had given him this promise: “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing” (Gen. 12:2). Although Abraham was older than old, he kept believing that … Continued
“And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.” —Romans 8:17 When people go through great difficulty, sometimes they say they’re losing their religion. I would say that’s good. … Continued
God's will is not as mysterious as we make it out to be.
Greg Laurie: Are you stuck in a certain vice? There's power in God to break those patterns of sin.
God uses our believer storms to shape us into who he wants us to be.
We need to double down on our belief that God answers effective prayer in difficult situations.
God does not eliminate the bad things from our lives, but he does promise to bring good and finding hope in tragedy.
