Posts tagged suffering
The Battle with Eczema That Revealed a Battle in My Heart
The Battle with Eczema That Revealed a Battle in My Heart

Two years ago we had been blessed by excellent health. Through the knowledge of giving our bodies what they need, we can, in a very small way, control our health. However, ultimately, God has complete control. He created every cell in each of our bodies, and He is the one who decides the function and purpose of each of those cells. He has given us means to help our ailments, whether by supplements, changes in diet, or knowledgeable physicians, but again, ultimately there is only one Great Physician.

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Women's MinistryKylie Hinklebattle, suffering, sin, conviction, idols, control, heart
When God Does the Miracle We Didn't Ask For
When God Does the Miracle We Didn't Ask For

Countless childhood surgeries. Yearlong stints in the hospital. Verbal and physical bullying from classmates. Multiple miscarriages as a young wife. The unexpected death of a child. A debilitating progressive disease. Riveting pain. Betrayal. A husband who leaves.

If it were up to me, I would have written my story differently. Not one of those phrases would be included. Each line represents something hard. Gut wrenching. Life changing.

But now, in retrospect, I wouldn’t erase a single line.

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Women's MinistryJanet Schneidersuffering, joy, manna, Desiring God, Veneetha Rendall
How to Choose Quiet in a Storm
How to Choose Quiet in a Storm

He starts with a quiet heart, but he begins to ask God and his friends and himself and anyone who will listen all these questions that come flooding into his mind. It really all comes down to the question of why. Why me? Why this? Why now? Why? What happens as the book progresses is that Job begins to try and understand things that are not fathomable. And because he can’t understand, rather than being content with mystery . . .

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Women's MinistryJanet Schneiderstorm, calm, suffering, Psalm 131, quiet heart, Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Chosen for Affliction

If, believer, you require still greater comfort, remember that you have the Son of Man with you in the furnace. In that silent chamber of yours, there sits by your side One whom you have not seen, but whom you love; and often when you do not know it, He comforts you in your affliction and softens the place of rest. You are in poverty; but in your lovely house the Lord of life and glory is a frequent visitor. He loves to come into these desolate places, that He may visit you. Your friend sticks closely to you. You cannot see Him, but you may feel the pressure of His hands. Do you not hear His voice? Even in the valley of the shadow of death He says, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God.”

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Women's MinistryJanet Schneideraffliction, chosen, suffering, trials, fear, Spurgeon