Tag Archives: trials
Thought for the Day – Luke 13:33 on Determination

I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day.”– Luke 13:33 (NIV) The Pharisees and Jesus were almost like oil and water. You don’t have to read the Gospels for long to pick up on the tension ...
Thought for the Day – 1 Peter 4:12 on Trials

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.”– 1 Peter 4:12 (NIV) “It’s not fair.” That’s the refrain parents often hear from their children when a ...
Thought for the Day – 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 on Difficulties

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NIV) When you hear someone complain about their situation, have you ever found ...
Thought for the Day – H. Nouwen on Waiting

A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself to us.”– Henri ...