Do you question God’s power to work in your life? Do you doubt or wonder at His supernatural working what He has planned and desires in your life? We are continuing to learn how God, who is Spirit, works supernaturally, whether it is for our salvation, our...
Everyone who comes into this world is "born for adversity." God's children are born for contentment. Years ago, when our oldest granddaughter started elementary school, I asked her why children were going to school every day. Her reply was, “So that we can get a...
In a recent conversation with a young woman, she expressed her desire to be married and to have a family. She had thought several men might have been the right one, but was now hoping for another prospect. After discussing the subject for a few minutes, she said that...
Jerry came wheeling into the kitchen last night, asking if I was still cleaning. “Sure,” I said, knowing that he was aware of my nightly schedule after dinner. Since his amputation eight years ago, he feels badly that most of the work falls on me. Last night was no...
(This is a follow-up from the previous article. If you have not read it I encourage you to read it before you read this article.) There are many single women today who are discontent with their families, their education, their jobs, their singleness, and many other...
(Warning: This is an OUCH, and an encouragement.) As an older woman who has over the years taught and mentored younger women, I want to share some of what I have learned from this experience. Only three of those I mentored were single, but all had an original desire...
(From Thomas Watson's The Art of Divine Contentment) Epistle to the Reader Christian Reader, Having seriously considered the great dishonor done to almighty God (as well as the prejudice which accrues to ourselves) by the sin of discontent (a universal and...
"The Lord do that which seemeth him good." 2 Samuel 10:12. A Christian still feels the motion of self-will, and, consequently, of sin in his heart. And if it be asked, How can Christ and sin swell together in one heart? The answer is, As a king and rebels in one...
If God had created us for our own glory wouldn't He have made life easier? Why does starting, and getting through, a normal day require so much? And why are we not satisfied and content with all that we do? Is it not because God, our Creator, planned more for His...