Dealing With Disappointments

trusting God, trouble, when life doesn't turn out the way you planned, hard times, being still, listening to God

We have many examples in the Bible of people dealing with disappointments and trying circumstances. None more than Joseph with the coat of many colors. Disappointment is a fact of life. I’m talking about the disappointments that change who you are and how you view life. But what if our disappointments have a higher purpose … Read more

The Gift of Being Challenged

The phrase the gift of being challenged caught my attention as I read Debbie Macomber’s book, God’s Guest List. I have been served thoughts to chew on regularly as I read. She wrote, “The gift of being challenged and profoundly changed is a gift we often resist with every fiber of our being.” Uh, yeah. … Read more