“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”- Isaiah 41:30 Charles Stanley begins Chapter 2 (“Assured in God’s Character: The Wisdom of Directing Your Focus to Him”) of Waiting on God […]
“Delay never thwarts God’s purpose; rather, it polishes His instrument.”- Victor Raymond Edman Today Charles Stanley concludes his discussion of five lessons we can learn while expectantly waiting on God. 2. To value God’s timing. Dr. Stanley defines God’s timing as “a tool God [uses] to effectively carry out His will and build dedication to […]
“Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.”- Psalm 5:8 “When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.”- Corrie Ten Boom I raced up the steps to […]
Charles Stanley continues Chapter 1 of Waiting on God with the following concise definition of waiting on the Lord: “. . . waiting on the Lord signifies an expectant endurance that is demonstrated by a directed, purposeful, active, and courageous attitude of prayer.” Dr. Stanley goes on to describe how expectant endurance is exhibited. Expectant […]
Today Charles Stanley concludes his discussion of four aspects of waiting on God, found in Chapter 1 of Waiting on God. 2. You are not just waiting around, doing nothing. While we are waiting on God, we should continue to serve Him and carry out our daily business. Even when circumstances don’t appear to be […]
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”- Ephesians 3:20 As Charles Stanley continues Chapter 1 of Waiting on God, he states that “learning to be directed by God’s timing and wisdom- not our agenda- is one of […]
“From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.”- Isaiah 64:4 Charles Stanley’s latest book is titled Waiting on God: Strength for Today and Hope for Tomorrow. Dr. Stanley begins Chapter 1 (“How Long, O Lord?”) […]
How Can I Possibly Forgive? (Harvest House, 2014) How Can I Possibly Forgive? Rescuing Your Heart from Resentment and Regret is that latest book by Sara Horn. Sara begins by stating that in order for us to appreciate the unconditional love God gives us and in turn asks us o give others, we need a […]
In Chapter 10 (“Where Love Finds You”), the concluding chapter of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, Sara Horn states that the day-to-day bitterness and resentment many of us struggle with can be broken down to our basic need for love. Furthermore, we struggle most with our hurt when we look to everyone and everything else […]
At the end of Chapter 9 of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, Sara Horn discusses Five Ways to Let Go of Your Anger Toward God Right Now. 1. Realize you have a choice. We make the choice to be angry with God. Rather than choosing a form of bitterness over God’s love, we must be […]
In Chapter 9 of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, author Sara Horn states that it is futile to remain angry with God because nothing good comes from it. Sara relates a story she heard about a pregnant woman who was run off the road and killed when a firefighter who had just finished his shift […]
As Sara Horn continues Chapter 9 of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, she points out that the mistake we make in getting angry with God is that He is our only true source for receiving he help and peace we need. We are implicitly saying that God is worse for us than better, that He […]