Articles in the Trials Category
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“Praise is the prayer that changes everything!” – Stormie Omartian
One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. (Psalm 27:4)
Where do you find peace in the midst of the financial storm?
Our nation in under the judgment of God. We are seeing the consequences of years of greed, selfishness, immorality, etc. The potential ramifications of the current financial storm …
FAITH, Overcoming, Trials »
“It’s always too soon to quit on the LORD.” – Rev. Mark Jarvis
Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” And He said, “Do …
PRAISE, Trials »
When Jerry Graham speaks, I listen.
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. (Psalm 126:5)
What is the prayer that changes everything?
What happens when I praise God in tough times?
How I can develop the habit of praising God when things seem to fall apart?
We’ve heard it said, “When it rains it pours.” But what about when the sun is shining? Can it still flood? Well it did in my house on Monday January 21. I had a good start to my day, getting up before 5 AM. Shortly after 10 …
Breakthroughs, Trials »
There is nothing that you and I have encountered that God didn’t intend for us to get over. There is no pain, hurt or stumbling blocks that God didn’t intend for us to get through and get over. – Dr. Victor L. Powell (“Think Big”)
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, (Ephesians 3:20)
How big is your thinking? Does it reflect a BIG God?
How abundant is“exceedingly abundantly” when God is the One promising …
Breakthroughs, Miracles, Trials »
“Your miracle is coming toward you or going past you every day.” – Oral Roberts
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou dost preserve my life; thou dost stretch out thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand delivers me. The LORD will fulfil his purpose for me; thy steadfast love, O LORD, endures for ever. Do not forsake the work of thy hands. (Psalm 138:7-8)
Do you believe you are a receiver of miracles?
What do you need to experience a miracle?
On November 1, I received …
Breakthroughs, Character, Encouragement, Transformation, Trials »
God initiates change! Trying to change my life leads to failure and frustration.
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
Am I frustrated with trying to change my life?
What are signs that I’m trying to change my life rather xthan allowing God to transform me?
In Session #1 of “The Life You’ve Always Wanted,” John Ortberg says, “The good news as Jesus preached it is that now it …
Teamwork, Transformation, Trials »
God is a god of closure, not loose ends!
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” (Numbers 23:19)
Are you properly equipped to fight in the war going on in your own backyard?
Who are you going to recruit to help you fight this spiritual war?
During the 2002-2003 school year, I met nearly every Wednesday morning at Culpeper High School from 7-8 AM …
America, Trials »
The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities, states and nation. At the head is a small group of banking houses… This little coterie…run our government for their own selfish ends. It operates under cover of a self-created screen…seizes…our executive officers…legislative bodies…schools…courts…newspapers and every agency created for the public protection.” – N.Y. Mayor, John Hylan
“But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the …
FAMILY, Restoration, Trials »
Sin is like a roller coaster ride. Once you get on, there’s no getting off until the ride is over.
Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. (1 Corinthians 6:18)
What does God consider sexually immoral?
In chapter 24 of The Power of a Praying Parent titled “Rejecting Sexual Immorality,” Stormie Omartian says, “Next to catastrophic injury, death, and eternal hell, sexual immorality is the most dreaded possibility for our children’s lives. That’s because the results …
Obedience, Trials »
To walk in the Spirit means to obey the initial promptings of the Holy Spirit!
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, …


