Category Archives: trials
“I trust you not to misunderstand Me”
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything from my old friend, Amy Carmichael. I hope you find encouragement here: Ps 37.31 None of his steps shall slide. Ps 18.36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my ankles did not slip. Luke 21.16-18 You shall be betrayed . . . and some of you shall they …
“God was in the whole thing.”
Watch the honest and faith-filled sharing of the wives of the five missionaries who were killed by the Aucas in 1956: Women of Faith. And here’s the story: Five Missionaries Speared To Death In Jungle Many people thought it was a tragic waste of a life when Jim Elliot and the other four missionaries died …
“Happy? In this valley of tears?”
One of the speakers at a conference I recently attended was Sr. Regina Marie Gorman, the current chair of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious in the United States. She is a delightful and inspiring speaker, and I thought I would treat you to a sampling of her ability to inspire and …
Hard-pressed
It’s been a good while since I’ve quoted anything from my friend, Amy Carmichael . . . and she is always so good: Is 53.7 Hard-pressed–yet He humbled Himself, nor opened His mouth. The assault of our great enemy comes in waves. Sometimes we cannot do the work committed to us to do, and this is …
Steep me in your stillness
Steep me in your stillness, Lord Steep me in Your stillness, Lord. Oh, calm my restless soul. Hush my spirit, and put Your finger on my lips. Say to my stormy being, “Quiet, be still.” Then hold me close and let me rest my head against Your breast. July 19, 1999
A good story
Yesterday, I had one of those days that did not go according to “my” plans. It did make for a good story later, but at the moment I found myself quite frustrated and irritated that I had to drop everything for someone else and that I didn’t get to eat lunch until mid-afternoon. I had …
Be it understood
“Be it understood and remembered that the darkness of trials is not evil, that dryness of spirit is not sin, and that confusion of mind is not malice. They are invitations to patience, calls to resignation, beckonings to the healing Cross, and admonitions to be humble and obedient to the will of God.” William Ullathorne …
