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I just finished watching The Impossible, a new film in which a youngish couple played by Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts bring their three boys to Indonesia and settle into a coastal bungalow just in time for the 2004 tsunami―the … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Trust
Tagged adversity, calamity, cataclysm, confidence, death, disaster, good, hardship, joy, life, loss, love, pain, peace, redemption, rescue, salvation, sorrow, sovereignty, triumph, trust, victory
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Portable Sunshine
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen.” –Hebrews 11:1 It’s a beautiful day. I’m gritting my teeth as I write this. Declaring this day beautiful is roughly the equivalent of looking around … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Gratitude, Trust
Tagged assurance, belief, carping, cheer, complaining, confidence, ebullience, entitlement, exultation, grace, gratitude, negative, optimism, peevishness, petulance, positive thinking, sunshine, trust, visualization, whining
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Unconditional Surrender
It was around 10 pm when Bill’s headlights swept through my yard and across the front of the house as he was turning into the driveway. He couldn’t pull all the way in since I was already halfway down the … Continue reading
Posted in Suffering, Surrender, Trust
Tagged anxiety, believe, blessings, confidence, depression, despair, despondency, distrust, hope, hopelessness, idols, joy, mistrust, optimism, pain, pessimism, prayer, renewal, surrender, trust
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Double-Mindedness
“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Trust
Tagged actions, believing, choice, confidence, double-minded, double-mindedness, doubt, faith, knowing, trust, trusting, unbelief, will
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Prayer, Part 2
“Courage is fear that has said its prayers.” –Dorothy Bernard As far as I have been able to discern, there are two main reasons to pray: 1) To enjoy intimacy with God by communicating with Him, and 2) … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged belief, confidence, faith, fervent, philosophy, prayer, theology, trust
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God as a Last Resort
Sometimes I wonder how God restrains Himself. So often people consider turning to Him only after every other alternative has been exhausted.
Posted in Trust
Tagged belief, confidence, delays, faith, last resort, means, problems, trust
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