Tag Archives: Trials

When Life Suddenly Changes

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. (NIV) Genesis 39:2 The last that we left Joseph, he was sold by his brothers to Midianites who in turn sold him … Continue reading →

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Encourage One Another

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. (1 Thessalonians 5:11) But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bible, Devotions, Encouragement, Jesus, Spiritual Growth | Tagged building others up, Comfort, encourage one another, good deeds, kind words, love, Persecution, strengthen, Trials | Leave a comment

Those who wait. . .

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up {with} wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. (NAS) Isaiah 40:31 Except for the Garden … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bible, Devotions | Tagged Comfort, confidence, Eagles, expectation, Garden of Eden, God's promises, Hope, patience, purpose, strength, Suffering, tired, Trials, troubles, trusting God, Waiting, Weary | Leave a comment

Poverty

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (NIV) James 1:27 Nearly 60% of the people in … Continue reading →

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Handling the Heat

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

Does not the Word come like a soft shower, assuaging the fury of the flame? Yes, is it not an asbestos armor, against which the heat has no power? Let the affliction come–God has chosen me. Poverty, thou mayest stride … Continue reading →

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