God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.” `~Joni Eareckson Tada ~ Lord, I used to think it was strange that Paul said we should be grateful for suffering. Now I understand that it is through suffering that I drawContinue reading “He Uses Suffering”
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Open Arms
“If you had never known physical pain in your life, how could you appreciate the nail scarred hands with which Jesus Christ will meet you?” -Joni Eareckson Tada. I can imagine Him, walking toward me with outstretched arms, allowing me to see one way He suffered for me. Will I be ashamed because I didn’tContinue reading “Open Arms”
Alone with God
“When God gets us alone through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, or by thwarted friendship – when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask even one question, then He begins to teach us.”― Oswald Chambers God who teaches, when I’m feeling down and hurting, both emotionally and physically, open myContinue reading “Alone with God”
Growing Our Faith Together 