Victory theology is a false emotional health and wealth gospel that promises for this life what Jesus only promised for the next life.
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When a child anticipates a new sibling will join the family, and that hope is met with the disappointment of reproductive loss, what should you do? Sharing painful news like miscarriage, stillbirth, or failed adoption with your child will require special wisdom and compassion, so prepare yourself before the conversation. Think about how you want to communicate and pray for God to help you. Continue Reading →
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Every woman’s story is unique. The commonality of women experiencing reproductive loss is increasing. Women may carry grief from various types of losses, with some being recurring. “Reproductive loss includes many experiences: miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, adoption, and more. It affects countless individuals and couples each year.” Some women dream of having children and often believe their value hinges upon marriage and their ability to be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 1:22, 28; 9:1, 7). Even if she doesn’t hold this childhood dream, once married, her longings join with her husband’s, and if his desire is for children, she may feel the burden of creating this hoped-for family is hers to carry. Imagine the effect on a woman when her doctor’s last suggested treatment of care for her reproductive health is to perform a hysterectomy in her childbearing years. Or the finality a woman hears when her doctor explains that a “viable” pregnancy will never be possible. In these cases, she may feel useless as a wife and, ultimately, less than a woman. Continue Reading →
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Psalm 119:71 reads as follows: It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes (CSB) Can you say this too? Sometimes we become so busy—occupied with secondary matters—that we do not take adequate time to study God’s Word. It is in such times that we are given opportunity by …
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Much of our thinking about suffering is unbiblical.
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In your suffering, trauma, or chronic pain, how can you cling to the Man of Suffering who experienced constant suffering and sorrow?
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Many believers wrestle with understanding the Lord’s care for them in the aftermath of trauma. I refer to these as faith questions because they are asked by people of faith about the Lord’s faithfulness to them. Trauma sufferers tend to ask things like, “How did God let this happen to me?” “Does He hear me?” “See me?” “Or even care about me?” Continue Reading →
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When we experience traumatic-suffering, we either despair when we view life under the sun, or we find hope as we view life in the Son.
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The call to comfort those who are suffering is a reminder to provide comfort with actions of care, words of consideration, and a heart of compassion. Continue Reading →
Read MoreThrowback Thursday ~ Six Reasons to Rejoice that Christ is Enough in Our Suffering
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Lots of people (including me) are not fans of physical exercise, but when you read about the benefits of a regular habit of exercise and the consequences of not exercising, you don’t have to be smart to figure out that exercise is essential to good health and wellbeing… whether we like it or not. The same is true of affliction. Affliction is not something anyone desires, but that does not mean we don’t need it. The truth is that affliction is a God-appointed tool to aid in the maturation of believers. Without it, vital nutrients are missing for the proper development of the fruit we are called to bear (John 15:8). Continue Reading →
Read MoreThrowback Thursday ~ In the Mean Time
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