Category Archives: Seeking God

Blaming God for the evil in the world?

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Why do we so strongly oppose evil and long for a world without it?
Why do we cry foul?
Why do we long for a lost Paradise?
Why do we even think in terms of good and evil? Continue reading →

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Seeking and loving God

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1). Continue reading →

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Why doesn’t God decree what He desires?

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Remember these truths… Continue reading →

Posted in Eternal life, God, God's Heart, God's power, God's Will, Questioning God, Salvation, Seeking God, Sovereignty, Will of God | Tagged Evil in the world, God in control, God's soverreignty, Problem of evil, Salvation for all?, Why evil in the world? | Leave a comment

Understanding God’s will

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

How can we know God’s will for our lives? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Counselor, Counseling, Disciple-making, Discipleship, Following Christ, Glorify God, God, God's Heart, God's Will, Questioning God, Seeking God, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom | Tagged discerning God's will, Does God speak to us?, God's will, hearing from God, How to know God's will, leading from God | Leave a comment

5 truths about God

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

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 Wisdomforlife

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 Wisdomforlife

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

Posted in Evangelism, Evil in the world, God as Potter, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's Will, Heart, Problem of evil, Seeking God, Suffering, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom | Tagged God and evil, Will of God | 1 Comment

God’s actions and our responses

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

Deep and urgent matters that must be talked about and taught the way Scripture reveals them. Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Evangelism, God as Potter, God's control, God's Heart, God's Will, Questioning God, Salvation, Seeking God, Sovereignty, Study of God, Will of God, Wisdom, Witness | Tagged God's control and man's respoense, how to talk about God's sovereignty, Human responsibility and God's sovereignty | Leave a comment

Meet the citizens of heaven

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

It might surprise some to meet the true citizens of heaven. Many religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said of them, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. ….You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are” (Matthew 23:14-15). Jesus said to these religious leaders, “religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. …Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you” (Matthew 21:31). Continue reading →

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Our forgiving God

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Wisdomforlife

Remind yourself often of these truths “If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness.” (Psalm 131:3-4) “The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Forgiveness, God, God of Old Testament, God's Heart, God's Love, God's Protection, God's Will, Guidelines for living, Questioning God, Seeking God, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom | Tagged did i commit the unforgivable sin?, god's forgiveness, Unforgivable sin | 1 Comment