Search Results

I think that as regards salvation, the reason that before God all sins are equal is because it’s not about the consequences; it’s about the choosing to disobey. Whether we steal a matchbox car or a real car in both cases we have chosen to disobey. I’m pretty sure God’s kingdom isn’t about toys or Teslas. It’s about having a heart to obey. The good thing is I think God is always ready for us if we repent. But what about those things I continually hold onto despite being told “let go.” Ugggh. I’m thinking of those things in my life. The things I don’t let go of because I think their impact is so inconsequential. But doesn’t that show I am an animal that acts on the rewards and consequences of this world instead of God’s instructions? What if it were that very smallest thing that proves to myself and God that I am not of a heart to obey? Out of all the great temptations in this world, I would not even give up that small thing. God, help me have a heart to obey. Please help us obey. Raw Spoon, 10-26-17

But they had the nets already almost pulled in from the last cast, so why not.

When the reason I struggle to believe in God is because I see the innocent suffer, I need to ask myself If there were no God, and therefore no force to hold universal equilibrium, why would I expect that bad Instead, I think the injustice we feel when the innocent suffer attests that we feel that a score is And even when you suffer for God, that is accruing up there as well. So maybe when we get upset about the good suffering down here on earth, it doesn’t mean we conclude God

Sometimes I ask, if God is all-powerful why doesn’t He just come down and fix the suffering. But then I think, what IS causing most of the suffering in the world?

Another one of my friends affirmed it, "Seriously, all they're trying to do is make us suffer. I did however notice the sharply dressed sergeant easily hiking beside us as we suffered. It wasn't the type of smile that liked seeing someone suffer. We had all suffered together. They expected us all to quit together. But this time he stopped and said, "Ruben, you know why we had to make you suffer in boot camp don't

And why? It’s like someone really smart, really wants us to exist. Hmmm. . . Onward. But then I think, if He orchestrated things so well to support our lives, why does He let us suffer through

Why am I alone? Last Christmas, I didn’t go home as I had traveled a lot last fall. Is this in some way an indicator of why I’m alone? I know people love me—so why does loneliness trick me into thinking otherwise? Or maybe God didn’t save you or someone you love from some horrible suffering. When you are wondering why your family hasn’t called to check on you, or why your friend seemed distant

This is why they had even let poor kids like him have lens implants: the ads. "That's why...?" "Yep, that's what caused the war. Alfred said this as if everyone he knew had suffered a high cost for it. "Why didn't they believe him if he was so good?"

Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Unearned suffering is redemptive.” Job, a character in the Bible, experienced such suffering that he wished he’d never been born. Romans 5:3-4 says, “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. We would all suffer if you were gone! 5.

Maybe, in the end we are either the ones who work through our suffering for the ultimate purpose of uniting us to God, or we are part of the fodder, the suffering, the pain that has been consumed for that purpose

Between the pain and emotional suffering she was in a bad place. That’s why the healing was a big deal for him. He heard from God “be healed.” That’s why it’s not right now.” Why shouldn’t I go?” But he obeyed and called her.

But that’s kind of why he was okay with letting his eyes wander. ’s best companion through his hardest years, and seeing how Meghan had cared for his dog was partly why It reminded him why he had fallen in love with her, and why he couldn't lose her.