Confident Hope

Week 36, Thursday Heather Platt   Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (esv) There are many days in this life when I listen to the news or look at the pain and suffering around me and long for something better. As believers in Christ,…

Joy in Suffering

Week 36, Wednesday Heather Platt   Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. James 1:2-3 (esv) Have you ever gone through a trial and wondered how in the world you were ever going to make it through to…

A God We Can Trust

Week 36, Tuesday Heather Platt   Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 (esv) Have you ever been lying awake in bed at night thinking about all the things that could happen in the days or weeks ahead?…

Power of Prayer

Week 35, Weekend Crystal Schwartz   Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16 (nlt) I have a group of women that I have become best friends with over the…

What God Expects

What God Expects

Many of us carry a burden of unmet expectations. Expectations that come from others, God’s, our own. They weigh us down to the point of daily exhaustion and a sense of defeat. I know this weight. I too carry it. So this article today is written to myself first and then to you, Sister,  loved…

A Promise of Pain

Week 35, Wednesday Crystal Schwartz   I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (nlt) My first real job was working for a Christian organization. I grew up…

Not an Option

Week 35, Tuesday Crystal Schwartz   And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:25 (nlt) The writer of Hebrews is encouraging God’s people to persevere in the midst of great hardship. They were meeting…

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