Romans 8:28– And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Psalm 91:2– I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” Psalm 106:13– They quickly f...
First, inthe parable of the seed, the sower scatters the seed and then does nothing more. That’s his only role – to scatter seed. Then, spontaneously or (in the Greek) automatically the seeds grow. It is in their nature to grow, once they have been scattered. So the man goes to...
It is in their nature to grow, once they have been scattered. So the man goes to sleep and gets up and the seeds are doing their thing. “All by itself, the soil produces corn.” And the seed knows the steps of growth – they are programmed into the seed: “first the stalk, ...
I am learning to rest in them, to find comfort in God’s character (God is good and is working all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes), and to seek God for what I am learning in the season of waiting.I talk about how in ...
To foretell things contingent, which depend upon no natural causes, is peculiar to Deity. [6] That there is a God, appears by his unlimited power and sovereignty. He who can work, and none can hinder, is the true God; but God can do so. 'I will work, and who shall let it' (...
When [God] speaks to you internally, and then causes other events to confirm what he’s saying, it’s not coincidence, luck, or chance. It is likely his sovereign hand orchestrating circumstances to help lead you to his will. When God speaks, he does so persistently. ...
It’s not a process that causes wings to sprout from their chubby bodies. What happens is a complete death of the cells related to the caterpillar. Its tissues are digested into a soupy goo, never to be resurrected. BUT lying dormant in every caterpillar is a set of imaginal discs made ...
When our “endurance has a chance to grow,” and “is fully developed,” then we have the ability to rely on it in our next trials, knowing we’ll be perfectly prepared, “complete, needing nothing.” Please know, I am not trying to minimize the really hard times in life. There are...
Reading it is a start, repeating (memorizing) it takes it a step further, but releasing our hold and letting Him lead may just be the secret that causes 20:24 to come alive in our lives. “Understanding everything along the way” is not the way we’re meant to live. Resting in the...
Start small, be kind to someone and find a way to help someone who cannot repay. It will be hard but the muscle will grow. Get out from your lonely internal place. Let God pull back the drapes to your heart and let the light shine in again. You won’t feel anything but know this...