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Category Archives: Fear
Four servants of God who battled fierce despair
Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Call to ministry, Character, Childhood trauma, Christian life, Comfort, Complaceny, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Crisis, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Divine Lottery, Doubt, Elders, elders in the Church, Emerging Leaders, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, feeling hopeless, Freedom, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Grieving, Hope?, Kindness, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Loss, marriage problems, Meaning of life, Mercy, Middle life, Mind Renewal, Nihilism, Pain, Pastors, personal, Praise, Prayer, purpose, Questioning God, Repentance, Sadness, Seeking God, Selfishness, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Temptation, Trials, Truth, Victory, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worship
Tagged burn out, Despair, Discouraged, feeling lost, helpless, hopeless, loss of perspective, spiritual exhaustion, Suicide
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Feeling discouraged?
We all know what it is like to feel discouraged. Take a moment and consider four recommendations for times of discouragement. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Assurance, Burnout, Christian worldview, Comfort, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Encouragement, Eternal life, Eternal security, Fear, Fear of death, God's Love, Grieving, Hope?, Mercy
Tagged feeling defeated, Feeling depressed, feeling discouraged, feeling down, Feeling hopeless, what to do when discouraged
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Suffering in silence
She finally gained the necessary courage to tell me a story that she had kept to herself until that point. Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Change, Christian Counselor, Comfort, Counseling, Crisis, Fear, Grieving, Psychology, Relationships, Restoration, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Social work, Suffering, Suicide, Unresolved issues, Victory
Tagged abuse, Fear, Guilt, Sexual abuse, shame
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Top 5 Arguments against eternal punishment
Most people know that the Bible doesn’t describe a pleasant end for those who reject God’s offer of salvation through Jesus Christ. But what type of judgment falls on them? Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Afraid to die, Bible, Christian worldview, Death, Discernment, Doctrine, End Times, Eschatology, Eternal life, Eternal security, Fear, Fear of death, Fear of God, Future events, God's control, God's Love, God's power, God's Will, Hell, Hope?, Jesus Christ, Love Wins, Problem of evil, Punishment, Questioning God, Rob Bell, Salvation, Second coming, Security of salvation, Theodicy, Truth
Tagged Death, Do people suffer in hell forever, Eternal suffering, Is hell a place?, Is hell real?, life after death, Resurrection
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When failure or fear become idols
Don’t waste life on past regrets and future fears! There are far better uses of our time and energy than wasting them dwelling on failures and fears.
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Posted in Afraid to die, Anger, Anxiety, Behavior, Bitterness, Change, Christian Counselor, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Fear, Forgiveness, Peace, Worry
Tagged Depression, Failure, Fear, Guilt, Worry
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God-centered, Mission-focused purpose for our troubles
It’s tempting to think that being a Christian should minimize the challenges and troubles of life. We have God with us! Shouldn’t He protect us from hardships? Shouldn’t life be easier? Continue reading
Posted in Afraid to die, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Comfort, Conference, Encouragement, Evil in the world, Faith, Fear, Fear of death, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Godly sorrow, Gospel-centered, Grieving, Loss, Pain, Patience, Problem of evil, Seeking God, Slandered, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Theodicy, Trials, Walking with God
Tagged Comfort, Hardships, Mission, Suffering, Trials
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When faith causes doubts
Some struggle with doubt but faith has often caused me to struggle. Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Afraid to die, Anxiety, Assurance, Blaming religion, Blessed by God, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Comfort, Crisis, Depression, Despair, Doubt, Emotions, Encouragement, End Times, Eternal life, Evil in the world, Evil One, Failure, Faith, Fear, Glorify God, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Gospel-centered, Grieving, Hope?, Life of a pastor, Mad at God, Origin of Sin, Pain, Patience, Personal thoughts, Prayer, Problem of evil, purpose, Questioning God, Religion-not the answer, Sadness, Sanctification, Sin, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Theodicy, Tornado, Trials, Truth, Unbelief, Violence, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worldview, Worry
Tagged Cancer, Death, Doubt, Suffering, Theodicy
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The few years that we live in this body
“Christianity is, among other things, the wonderfully good news that this life is not our whole story.” Continue reading
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Comfort, Death, Fear, Fear of death, God, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Heaven, Hope?, Jesus Christ, Loss, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials
Tagged Death, Fear of Death, Heaven, Suffering
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A closer look at weakness
Spiritual power is experienced from a position of trust and dependence on the living God. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Defeat?, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, God's power, Satan, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God
Tagged Power of God, Strength, Weakness
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