“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” -Romans 8: 28 (NIV) [God] uses evil to bring evil to naught.” -Donald G. Bloesch, The Struggle of Prayer In Chapter 8 (“Is God Good Even When Life Isn’t?”) of […]
Max Lucado begins Chapter 7 (“More Bounce Back Than Bozo”)of You’ll Get Through This by recalling a birthday party he attended when he was about 8 years old. The one party highlight he remembers is the bounce-back clown, a pear-shaped object that popped right up when it was knocked down. Later Max learned that the clown […]
“Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” -Isaiah 40: 31 In Chapter 6 (“Wait While God Works”) of You’ll Get Through This, Pastor Max Lucado states that we have one job […]
“[God] comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times to that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us.” -2 Corinthians 1: 4 (The Message) As Max Lucado concludes Chapter 5 […]
In Chapter 5 of You’ll Get Through This, Pastor Max Lucado observes that each day has a pop quiz- and some seasons of our lives are final exams. Joseph found one such final exam when he was thrown in prison as a direct result of Mrs. Potiphar’s lies. Yet God knew the challenges that lay […]
“Until the time came to fulfill his word, the Lord tested Joseph’s character.” -Psalm 105: 19 (New Living Translation) Max Lucado begins Chapter 5 (“Oh, So This is Boot Camp”) of You’ll Get Through This with fighter pilot Howard Rutledge’s description of the “Heartbreak Hotel”- a prison in Hanoi. The austere conditions produced maximum sensory […]
“Do what is right as a sacrifice to the Lord and trust in the Lord.” -Psalm 4: 5 In Chapter 4 (“Stupid Won’t Fix Stupid”) of You’ll Get Through This, author Max Lucado cautions against compounding an adverse situation with a poor, impulsive choice. Max adds: “Egypt can be a cruddy place. No one disagrees […]
In today’s post, Max Lucado (You’ll Get Through This) discusses the fourth and final way to open our souls to God’s presence. 4. Lean on God’s people. Pastor Lucado states that we need to cancel our escape to the Himalayas and forget about that trip to a deserted island. This is no time to be […]
In today’s post, Max Lucado (You’ll Get Through This) presents the third way to open our souls to God’s presence. 3. Pray your pain out. As Pastor Lucado asserts: “It’s time for tenacious, honest prayers.” Let God know how you feel, and don’t hold anything back. Christine Anderson expands on this concept in “Questions for […]
In Chapter 3 of You’ll Get Through This, Max Lucado continues his discussion of opening our souls to God’s presence. 2. Cling to his character. Pastor Lucado exhorts us to make an exhaustive list of God’s qualities, of who we know God to be: “Quarry from your Bible a list of the deep qualities of […]
In Chapter 3 of You’ll Get Through This, Max Lucado continues his rock/sponge comparison by stating that we must resist hardening our hearts. The solution is not to blame God or run from Him. Rather, like a sponge, we need to open every pore of our souls to God’s presence. The first comparison is described […]
Max Lucado begins Chapter 3 (“Alone, But Not All Alone”) of You’ll Get Through This by observing that we pass much, if not most, of life at mid-altitude. Occasionally we’ll summit a peak. On other occasions, the world bottoms out. Max describes what our version of Egypt is like: “It feels foreign. You don’t know […]