A number of my past congregation members recently asked me to re-post some sermons that can encourage them during this unique season we are in. Lucado cautions us not to lose our legacy amidst the difficulties, yet rather continue to do what is right and trust the Lord (referring to Psalm 4:5). In John 11 Jesus’ friend Lazarus was dead and his sister Mary said to Jesus “if you had come sooner my brother would not be dead. Reading Sierra's sad story was heart breaking but she shared what she learned through her new normal and how she was thankful for everything she DID have.

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. Particularly disappointing, was that there was no information on the actual day-to-day experiences, struggles, challenges, routines involved in raising a child as devastatingly disabled and permanently injured, as hers was. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. Sierra loves to encourage women to live Christ-centered, happy, and healthy lives through her podcast and online wellness business.

But when her support seemed to come from few and her options seemed the most far between, she began to hear a voice inside her telling her it was time. Warren Wiersbe once said, “When God permits His children to go through the furnace, He keeps His eyes on the clock and His hand on the thermostat. John 11:40) When the trial we are experiencing cannot be solved or fixed in our strength, that is when we see God’s power intervening. It was a letter to a magazine after mom passed, thanking them for their influence on me and my mom throughout the years that opened the door to have my work published in that very magazine. Throughout this letter of James, he will contrast the sparkle of true faith verses the signs of dead faith.

For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.I have also found that when I look back on difficult times in my life, I can see a pattern and good things that have resulted even from the pain.

As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humor, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all. This book will especially provide encouragement for special needs moms, single moms, and those who have experienced child loss or miscarriage. It does not mean you don’t love them but you want them to grow up to be a productive part of the society we live in. She believed this level of commitment would guarantee God's blessing, even though in private she felt constant fear that she wasn't measuring up to the high standards demanded of her.

Now, for the first time, Anderson offers a vivid and intimate account of his spiritual communications. Lucado provides scripture after scripture of God’s view on such perspective - that we should not repay back harm to those who hurt us (Roman 12:17), we should keep such evil speaking away from us (Ephesians 4:31) and not let the weeds of discontentment grow (Hebrews 12:15).