Category Archives: God's Patience

5 Truths about God I need to remember

Posted on May 8, 2020 by

Reflect deeply on five truths about God Continue reading →

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Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

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 →

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God’s dispositional will

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

This dimension of God’s will reveals that God is not inwardly disposed to or delighted by… Continue reading →

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Learning the ways of God

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

Is your trouble a sense of failure? The knowledge of having made some significant mistake? Go back to God; his restoring grace waits for you. Continue reading →

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Why do I feel so torn?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

If you are a teacher in the Church or one who influences other followers of Christ, please make sure they understand the painful reality of the tension they will experience and how torn they will feel because of God’s Spirit living in them. The Christian life is one of tension between the already and the not yet. Continue reading →

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Expect the unexpected with God

Posted on November 7, 2014 by

Here is an occasion when people say, “It can’t be done” or “He’s too far gone.” But remember to expect the unexpected with God! Don’t be surprised when the predictable gives way to the unpredictable! Stand in humble awe at the ways of God! Continue reading →

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The parable of the wheat and tares

Posted on July 23, 2014 by

One of the most misinterpreted parables of Jesus. Continue reading →

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Final Restoration of all things

Posted on June 21, 2014 by

Great statements on final and full restoration of everything. Continue reading →

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Confused about God in a world of suffering

Posted on April 22, 2014 by

In our efforts to understand how God relates to the evil actions of humans (or even to His own acts of judgment), we must make some important distinctions concerning God’s will. Continue reading →

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I will not remember your sins

Posted on December 27, 2013 by

You are living by the promise of I John 1:9 when you refuse to hold against yourself the sin God does not hold against you. Continue reading →

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