{"id":47045,"date":"2022-04-23T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=47045"},"modified":"2022-04-23T00:09:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T05:09:38","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-april-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=47045","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (April 23)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My gratitude goes to TGC for sponsoring the blog this week with news of their upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/landing\/good-faith-debates\/?utm_source=Challies&amp;utm_content=blogpost&amp;registrants.trackingid=04REF1&amp;registrants.tracking=www.thegospelcoalition.org\/donate\/%3Ftrackingid%3D04REF1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Good Faith Debates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include some classics and some newer works.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/book-reviews\/the-loveliest-place\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Loveliest Place<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccef.org\/inviting-god-into-the-hard-places\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Inviting God into the Hard Places<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>When we face difficulties we always long for deliverance. But &#8220;what if\u2014rather than deliverance from the hard\u2014he wants you to invite him into it? What if he wants you to seek his presence in the hard, more than his protection from the hard? His provision in the midst of life\u2019s hardships, rather than relief from them?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/setapart.net\/2022\/04\/22\/if-god-really-loved-me-he-would\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">If God Really Loved Me, He Would\u2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This one is on a similar theme: &#8220;Why are we surprised when trials come? Why do we do quickly question God\u2019s goodness, love, and control when we experience the pain of this world?\u00a0For me, I think it\u2019s because there is a pervasive belief that subtly infiltrates my thought life. One that, deep down, still believes God would keep me from harm and rescue me from pain if he truly loved me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2022\/april\/russia-ukraine-war-evangelicals-orthodox-views-putin-prayer.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">How Russian Christians View the \u2018Special Military Operation\u2019 in Ukraine<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>CT tries to get to the bottom of a question many<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My gratitude goes to TGC for sponsoring the blog this week with news of their upcoming Good Faith Debates. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include some classics and some newer works. (Yesterday on the blog: The Loveliest Place) Inviting God into the Hard Places When we face difficulties we always long for deliverance. But \u201cwhat if\u2014rather than deliverance from the hard\u2014he wants you to invite him into it? 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