reflections on the love that changes everything
Jesus is God’s answer when we suffer and God seems silent. … Because he went through death for us, we can know that should the worst happen and we die, the quality of life we will have with him on the other side of death will far outweigh all the suffering and sorrow we experience here and now.
It’s been said that within the heart of every person is a throne and someone or something is sitting on that throne. Whoever sits on that throne is the king of our heart and they govern our actions….
So who is the king of your heart? And what kind of king do you serve?
God’s answer to the problem of evil is to come into this world, become one of us, and suffer in our place to take away all the power of evil to truly harm us or to separate us from him and his great love for us.
The reason that we can choose to take actions of faith when it seems like the world has turned against us, when evil is attacking us and our life and everyone else we hold dear is in clear and present danger, and our emotions are telling us that there is no hope is because Jesus rose from the dead.
…with the hope that we have in Jesus, we can make a shift when we’re facing risk or dangerous situations, a shift from despair to resilience.
Obstacles along the way will not deter you when your desired destination is worth more to you than the pain.
Though we suffer now, Jesus came into the world to make us children of God, give us the promise of future glory, and unite us with him, and nothing, not even death, will ever separate us from him and his great love for us.
Jesus is the Messiah who suffered, died and rose again to bring us into God’s kingdom and mission.
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Farewell to Shadowlands 