Don’t Take Your Eyes Off God
Have you been abandoned or recently divorced and left with children, bills, unemployment, and all the worst of it? Are you faced with bankruptcy, a long hospital stay, or your worst nightmare in one form or another?
Through the Lens of Scripture: When God Says No
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. –2 Corinthians 12:8–10 Anyone
Why Would God Allow This to Happen to Me?
If God is righteous and just, why has he left my life in shambles? Often, we find ourselves facing situations that challenge our trust in God. We’ve said our daily prayers, read our Bible, have gone to church every Sunday, and even tithed our ten percent, yet, we find ourselves faced with financial difficulties, uncertainty about life direction, and turmoil over our relationships. This juncture is the fork in the road where believers struggle to find answers to justify their wavering faith
