Category: Adversity
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Prayer: it’s war on the floor
There are going to be times in our journeys that it seems like we are in the midst of a great physical battle. The real war is against the powers of spiritual darkness. The enemy’s goal has not changed since the fall of man. Satan knows the His destiny, but…
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Adversity: He refines us by fire
We can use a cloth to wipe the dust off of gold, but before that gold can ever be used it, must be refined. Refining go,d is the process of heating the gold up to a point that all the impurities in the gold are bubbled to the top. The…
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a burden or a bridge?
Adversity is a bridge to a deeper relationship with God. What is the point and goal of adversity? God’s objective is to draw us closer to Him. Can it really be that simple? I’ve spent a long time looking back over the years of my life. The major moments of…
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valley of experiences.
We learn more in our valley experiences than on our mountaintops. Our school of experience is through adversity, anguish, trails, tribulations, and headaches. They operate as lessons that bring us to a place of new insight and understanding. They can alter our perceptions of the world, our views on God,…
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continued peace.
The key to continued peace with God is the fruit of oneness with Him. Our lives are going to be a continuation of storms. Some storms we can see coming. Some storms jump up out of nowhere. There will always be a little rain falling upon us. No one is…
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the thrill of trusting God
Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to seeing what God sees. In our discipleship journey we are going to encounter mammoth sized trials and difficulties. We have to learn from God’s Word how to respond to threats by laying hold of a victorious faith that looks beyond…
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fight from your knees.
The key to winning spiritual warfare is from the posture of your knees. First, I need to say that we do not fight men or circumstances. We fight against evil. “Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that…
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the darkness lasts just long enough.
The dark moments of our lives last only so long as it is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us. Are you on a dark road of adversity? Do you want God’s best for your life? Do you desire to be used by Him? At some point you’ll…
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