Category Archives: God’s Will

Wisdom for trials and suffering

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

“He knows the way he takes,” even if for the moment we do not. Perhaps God is preparing us for forms of service of which at present we have no inkling. Continue reading →

Posted in Blessed by God, discouraged, Discouragement, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Loss, Questioning God, Seeking God, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom | Tagged feeling discouraged, loss of hope, suffering and god, Suffering for Christ, Trials of Job, Trials of life, what to do when discouraged | Leave a comment

He is jealous for me

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Nobody would imagine a Jealous God. But we are not making up an idea of God by drawing on our imagination. Continue reading →

Posted in Book of James, Envy and Jealousy, God, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, J. I. Packer, James, Jealousy, Seeking God, Study of God, Walking with God, Wisdom | Tagged james 4, jealousy of god | Leave a comment

Salvation is eternally secure

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

The stability and effectiveness of both our walk with God and our service for Him is directly related to our understanding of the salvation He has given to us. Continue reading →

Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Eternal security, God's Love, God's Protection, God's Will, Heaven, Questioning God, Salvation, Security of salvation, Seeking God, Walking with God | Tagged eternal life, hope in death, Jesus our savior, secure salvation | Leave a comment

The Almighty has terrified me

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Trusting in the goodness of God’s providential hand even when I can’t see it. Continue reading →

Posted in Fear, Fear of death, Fear of God, Glorify God, God, God as Potter, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's Will, Mad at God, Questioning God, Seeking God, Sovereignty, Suffering | Tagged God and suffering. mystery, God's providence, God's sovereignty | Leave a comment

God of the vulnerable

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it….He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Abuse, Adoption, Child Abuse, Childhood trauma, God, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Image of God, Orphans, Seeking God, Study of God, Walking with God, Will of God | Tagged god's compassion, God's mercy, God's Love, Mercy, True God | Leave a comment

What does Scripture say about wisdom?

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Wisdom based in the fear of God keeps the shrewdness of proverbs from slipping into mere self-interest, the perplexity of Job from mutiny, and the disillusion of Ecclesiastes from final despair. Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Deception, Decision making, Fear of God, God's Will, Guidelines for living, Self-deception, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom | Tagged how to find wisdom, what is wisdom?, Wisdom, wisdom and God | Leave a comment

Not sure what to pray?

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Sometimes I need direction for my prayers and there is a great place to find it. Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Personal devotions, Prayer, Public prayers | Tagged best prayers, collection of prayers, guidance in prayer, how to pray, Prayer, praying God's will | Leave a comment

Does God control weather?

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Sooner or later, someone will ask how God relates to things we call natural disaster? And how should God’s protection be understood? Continue reading →

Posted in God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Questioning God, Seeking God, Sovereignty | Tagged god and weather, Hurricanes, Tornadoes | Leave a comment

When God feels distant

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

I’ve had times when I battled a sense of distance from God. Continue reading →

Posted in God, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Will, Questioning God, Seeking God, Walking with God, Wisdom | Tagged distant from god, nearness of god, Questioning God, where is god | Leave a comment