Category: Trials
-
Your Last Days on Earth
I know, not a very “Chrismasy” title, but remember the Preacher’s advice in Ecclesiastes 7:2, 4— It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart. The…
-
Responding To Difficulty and Disappointment
Job definitely had some problems– All his kids were killed All his earthly possessions were taken away He was afflicted with bodily ills and pain His wife encouraged him to “curse God and die” Despite his problems, he was a godly man of genuine faith: …he fell to the ground…
-
Feelings or Faith?
Psalms 42 and 43 have always provided encouragement and challenge for me. The situations, experiences, and feelings expressed by the psalmist find parallels in the believer’s life today: feeling far from and longing for God grief and remembrance of better times a soul that is in despair and disturbed mourning…
-
Dealing With Doubt – Psalm 77
The moment I begin to doubt God because of what I am experiencing (77:1-10) I must recall, meditate, and muse upon God and his great and gracious works (77:11-20). God’s work that the psalmist meditated on was – of course – Israel’s Exodus out of Egypt and through the Red…
Dan Greenfield 