... parties involved refused to forgive each other. It seems we prefer the pain and suffering that comes from the death of these relationships to the joy and sustenance that would come when we forgive. Why ...

... replied. It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because GOD is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain, and suffering. Remember that the next time ...

... will be given to you. I've often thought about why James would encourage us to ask for wisdom immediately after a discussion on suffering but I think the story from John answers that perfectly. When we ...

“Be sober; be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced ...

... (Joshua 5:6). Pain, suffering and disappointment may befall us. Beloved, “be still before the LORD and wait patiently; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry their wicked schemes” ...

... (Joshua 5:6). Pain, suffering and disappointment may befall us. Beloved, “be still before the LORD and wait patiently; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry their wicked schemes” ...

... the Assyrians and the Babylonians). At the time of this conversation though, in Malachi, Israel was free from captors but was suffering while the other nations were swimming in prosperity. Poverty was ...

... allowing our suffering to increase momentarily. As Christians, let us never forget that even when we are obedient to the Lord, the skies of adversity will not always clear immediately when we pray to ...

It is shocking and amazing, how life could turn so difficult at one time or the other. Suffering, having become an inherent part of human life has led many to ask the question "why?" many times. Living ...

... the Assyrians and the Babylonians). At the time of this conversation though, in Malachi, Israel was free from captors but was suffering while the other nations were swimming in prosperity. Poverty was ...

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (KJV) John 15:13 Love is kind, love is patient, love is long-suffering and it keeps no record of wrong. Perhaps ...

... of their suffering and they believed that he benefited from the suffering of the people in the village. The youth of the village stormed his home one day to accuse him and possibly harm him. They got to ...

An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins. (NIV) Proverbs 29:22. In my opinion, to be happy is to suffer less. If we are not capable of transforming the pain within ...

... us that we are suffering from some form of distress. This is important because although anger can be uncomfortable mentally and physically, it can also motivate us to address our underlying needs, desires, ...

... God.” (NKJV) Hebrews 12:1-2. Are you suffering from an infirmity, a condition, a disorder, or a situation you never asked for in life? Do you feel the stigma and shame these issues bring? Do you feel ...

... as we are in this corruptible body, we are not immune to these daily sufferings and issues. The confidence we have in Christ is the ability to go to God with all our worries, casting our burdens unto ...

... prayers. Jesus, in His anguish, pleaded three times for the cup of suffering to pass from Him (Matthew 26:39), while Paul beseeched God to remove the thorn in his flesh, yet found it remained (2 Corinthians ...

... control in our lives like even God is not able to help us but nothing could be further from the truth. As we read through Psalm 22 we see that, even in the midst of his suffering, David was able to say ...

... replied. It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain, and suffering. Remember that the next time ...

... go well, I am sure you have some questions for God. Some of these questions may be: Lord, where were you when I needed this thing urgently? Am I to wait on you in suffering? Should I bear this shame for ...