Monthly Archives: February 2013

If Satan thinks we are abnormal, he is right.  This is the nature of people with a growing faith.  They grow less normal with time.  Some might call it the “new normal”, but I think it is just our foolish … Continue reading →

How frustrated Satan must be when we circumvent normalcy.  He pushes against our certainties with fear and doubt, but the very forces he uses to break us are employed by God to make us stronger.  Without fear we would not … Continue reading →

Consider Daniel.  He established a friendship with King Darius and could have lived out his Babylonian captivity in relative ease.  When some of Darius’ royal leaders convinced the king to issue an edict effectively outlawing prayer to the Living God, … Continue reading →

Struggles drive us deeper.  We consider it joy to suffer, not because suffering is necessarily pleasant, but because it is the best way to grow in our knowledge of God.  When balance is restored in our lives, we are awe-struck … Continue reading →

Therefore, in time, we learn to wait and meditate before passing judgment on any set of circumstances.  If we were dealing with a statistically rich environment with multiple controls, such as professional baseball, or national politics, we might be so … Continue reading →

Third, God has eternal purposes that transcend our circumstances.  Jesus’ original apostles suffered pain and persecution at the hands of many people.  I am sure there were days when they questioned the value of their sacrifice.  But would any of … Continue reading →