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Our Suffering Produces Crowns
God has promised His people great joy and peace in this life. But, He also promised our life would not be pain-free. Our Lord has promised a crown of life laid up in heaven for those who persevere amid pain and suffering here on earth. So we will find it worth all we go through when we get to heaven because our suffering produces crowns. I have a friend who knows how much I love flowers. I could have spared her the expense if she had only asked. Even though my outdoor plants seem to thrive, indoor plants are a different story. I tend to forget them and never water…
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Perhaps God Won’t but Perhaps God Will
Perhaps God won’t but perhaps, sweet friend, God will… When we were dating, my husband tried to win me a bear at the amusement park. I would hate to know how much money he wasted on all the games he lost. Nevertheless, he kept trying for a chance that “perhaps” he would get lucky and impress me with the stuffed bear I had my eye on. Over the years, I, too, have had my share of perhaps. Things I worked tirelessly on, just hoping to have favored results. Some things worked out, while others didn’t. Some came with regrets when they didn’t work out. Others I was relieved…
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When Prayer Becomes a Struggle
Can I let you in on a little secret that the enemy doesn’t want you to find out? There will be days you won’t feel like praying. Days your heart will struggle to find the words. Other days you will struggle to know what to pray. Your mind will race to figure out the things you need to ask for, forgetting that The Lord already knows. There will be days you will battle the voice that will tell you it doesn’t do you any good to pray at all. Days when your life looks far from the way you had planned. It will make you question His plans as your…
