Fiery trials in the life of a Christian – it’s a normal thing. It’s just as normal as when you go to the grocery store or farmers’ market to stock up on fresh fruit. Then, out of nowhere, an army…
Category: Hard Times
Dealing with Hard Times.
Bad things happen to and around Christians just like they do for everyone else. Often in those struggles we can see God more clearly than we can in the easy times. This collection of posts focuses on keeping our purpose in Christ at the forefront of our life experiences.
In the end, it is all about Jesus and not all about us. We live this life crucified to ourselves yet alive in Jesus Christ. Dealing with hard times is just par for the course.
Handling bullies as a Christian Woman is a tricky situation. Our nature in Christ makes fighting back so hard to figure out. Let me also say early in this Christian lifestyle blog post if there is one thing I cannot…
Topic: How to handle bad news and manage to survive it. In his book, The Journey, Billy Graham described the Christian walk as a “battlefield and not a playground”. Boy, is he right! I miss Billy Graham on earth. You…
I received a contact from a person with a struggle familiar to many of us. Doesn’t matter what it was, but I think the response is the most important part. 🙂 She was basically curious about overcoming a struggle and…
Two [Christian] results of hard times… For me, one of the most difficult things to do is turn my family over to God and leave them completely in His care. Crazy, right? This is often easier said than done! Think…
If we ever want to be free – I mean really free – we absolutely have to forgive those who hurt us. In this season, I find myself forgiving people on Facebook, Twitter and even folks I’ve never met! I’m even talking about TV folks – pundits, commentators and anyone else saying hateful, mean things. It’s not about them. It’s about me keeping my heart clean. Check out how I approach forgiveness in my current Christian journey.
Before I share my heart, I have a favor to ask. It will require your imagination a bit. I want you to imagine a sleuth of colossal, killer bears tormenting your community. They’ve already viciously slaughtered several people and some…