When God Is Silent… He’s Up to Something
Periods of “silence” are common in the history of God’s relations with man. Yet we always find out later that God was up to something better all along.
Are We There Yet?
– Joe Fornear Exhaustion… terrible inconvenience… unsanitary conditions… a nightmare scenario. Maybe God is trying to tell us something about life by the circumstances in which our King Jesus entered into our world. Our journeys can be difficult and…
Three Keys to Thankfulness (Part 2)
But a huge stumbling block to this determination (to be thankful) is the stubborn belief that thankfulness is a result of trouble-free existence. "I'd like to be thankful, but everything keeps breaking down around this house." "I'd like to be thankful, but God hasn't fulfilled my greatest need yet."
Three Keys to Thankfulness (Key #1)
Certainly the Lord greatly encourages thankfulness, as there are dozens of invitations in the Scripture. Since His love for us is incomparable, thankfulness must be very good for us! At the start of His love letter to the Colossians, the Lord even leads Paul to pray for them to be thankful (1:11-12).