Tag: tribulation

  • Sorrowful and Troubled

    Sorrowful and Troubled

    Have you ever felt sorrow? A state of deep distress? Maybe you have felt disappointment or discouragement?  I would be willing to be there is not a single person reading this that could deny having felt deep emotions of sorrow in their life.  Even Jesus Christ himself was no stranger to these emotions. “And taking…

  • My Soul Longs for You

    My Soul Longs for You

    Do you long to hear the voice of God? To feel His presence? King David expresses this longing many times throughout the psalms. One of my favorites being Psalm 63:1 “O god, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary…

  • Complete and Lacking Nothing

    Complete and Lacking Nothing

    James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”  James 1:12 “blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he…

  • Gladly Woundable

    Gladly Woundable

    Have you ever been injured? Emotionally or physically? I have. And let me tell you. Being gladly woundable is a phrase that used to NOT sit well with me. The idea of being gladly woundable comes from the idea that we as Christians can be thankful for the trials that we go through. So often…