Tag Archives: pain

How many who profess Christ can say with assurance what Horatio Spafford wrote in his most famous hymn, “It Is Well With My Soul”? Why was Mr. Spafford well in his soul, and how can our souls be made well? —Philippians 3:13 On a very dry and hot summer Sunday evening ...

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”  Psalm 73:26 (ESV) We all go through the fire.  If we are living, walking, practicing Christians, those crazy darts and arrows are aimed at us continually. If we listen closely we ...

From the beginning of creation, the Lord was intent on passing on his kingship to the man and woman He would form. After making the earth, bodies of water, day and night, and all kinds of plant and animal life, God made Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve were not ...

It is easy to harden our hearts.  We start thinking it’s safer to be seasoned and tough–thick skin will protect us from being hurt or feeling pain in the future.  It makes sense, right?  If we toughen up, then the pain, rejection and injustices won’t sting as much next time.  It’s a struggle, a ...

And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Genesis 16:13 In Genesis 16, we see Hagar’s life was affected by the decisions of the authorities above her who had ...