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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: struggle
IN TOUCH DAILY: FEBRUARY 24
Putting Aside Childish Ways Matthew 6:16-24 Teenagers are known to measure themselves against peers, but I’ve noticed that many adults today also struggle with comparison. Social media platforms make it especially difficult to outgrow this type of thinking. When comparing … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: SEPTEMBER 22
TO MARY WILLIS SHELBURNE: On how to rehearse for death and how to diminish fear. 17 June 1963 Pain is terrible, but surely you need not have fear as well? Can you not see death as the friend and deliverer? … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: AUGUST 27
TO GENIA GOELZ, who had asked Lewis for a prayer in her struggle to believe: Lewis’s prayer for a daily increase in obedience and faith. 18 March 1952 Don’t bother at all about that question of a person being ‘made … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, beliefs, believe, bible, c s lewis, christian, doctrines, faith, Father of lights, genia goelz, God, grace, Holy Word, i believe, Jesus, Jesus Christ, lord, obedience, prayer, struggle, struggling, unbelief, understanding
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JANUARY 13
TO MARY WILLIS SHELBURNE: On how to rehearse for death and how to diminish fear. 17 June 1963 Pain is terrible, but surely you need not have fear as well? Can you not see death as the friend and deliverer? … Continue reading
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Tagged absolved, afraid, better things, c s lewis, christian life, confessed, death, Deliverer, diminish, everlasting arms, fear, Friend, let go, lord, mary willis shelburne, pain, peace, regret, relax, resisting, sins, struggle, struggling, the end, torment, trust, trust God, World
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 22
Don’t Give Up: Tell God Exactly How You Feel “I can’t be quiet! I am angry and bitter. I have to speak” (Job 7:11 GNT). God can handle your emotions — he gave them to you, after all! He can … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, angry, bitter, catharsis, clean, cleansing, complaints, daily hope, don't give up, doubt, emotions, fear, feel, feelings, frustrations, God, grief, healed, honest, hurt, job, lord, prayer, questions, rick warren, struggle, tragedy, trusting God, worship
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 8
How Can I Get out of This Mess? “Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 7:24-25 NLT). Here is the testimony of … Continue reading
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Tagged believe, buddha, change, confucius, daily hope, death, depression, discouragement, ditch, free, God, healing, illusion, Jesus Christ, life, lord, marx, mess, mohammed, peace, power, problems, punishment, rick warren, self attainment, sin, struggle, testimony, thank God
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DAILY HOPE: FEBRUARY 23
Trust God for the Help You Need “Then the man said, ‘Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!’ But Jacob said, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me’” (Genesis 32:26 NLT). Obviously, when God and Jacob … Continue reading
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Tagged bless, bless me, blessing, character, crisis, daily hope, debt, discipline, financial crisis, financial miracle, foolish decisions, God, help, hope, jacob, life, money management, peace, persistence, prayer, provide, rick warren, struggle, trust, trust God, wisdom, wrestling
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