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Christians, the Minority
It was recently published that the Christian Community is taking over the net. I thought, "Yes! It's about time they noticed!" But, sadly, another report came. It said that Christians have used the Internet to single-handedly restore the love for...
Fornication
FORNICATION: Pejorative images of Bible-thumping deviates jump to mind. When did we become so ignorant as to regard natural healthy sexual contact as a 'sin'? Who benefits? Did the patriarchs and harem masters want all the women for themself?...
Intelligent Design - Has God turned the tables on Evolution?
Intelligent Design For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. Romans 8:22 According to Darwin's Theory of Evolution, the strong survive by a process of natural selection of the most fit. Yet many of his...
One Day at A Time
If just for today, Lord, I’ll keep my eyes and heart in tune to Your ever-loving presence. I’ll walk with You and glean upon Your every word ... be ready to go, ready to stay, and bask in the fullness of Your day. If just for today, Lord, I’ll...
Religion: S/he's wrong, I'm right
Religion is supposed to be a good thing, right? Yet how much has gone wrong because of it? Too much, that's all. Here we're going to examine effective strategies for minimizing the problems and animosity that may arise from two people who share...
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Counting Them Happy
"Take ... the ... prophets for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience ... we count them happy which endure," Ja. 5 10-11.
Satan has used this passage to rob us of a victorious life. Any happiness you see is likely just a cover.
It is often thought we're to patiently endure whatever horrible things that come our way, to be victims of our circumstance. The only blessings we expect to see are in the life to come.
Occasionally, I've heard well intended Christians say, "We're never going to get through the trials of this life until we get to Heaven."
I have this urge to respond, "Don't say that! IT ISN'T TRUE!" But, I also understand that they wouldn't say it except they don't know.
The prophets weren't victims. They suffered more because they went through all the issues of the inner man so they could come back and teach the people how to overcome. And, they did so holding on to the
promises of God!
You can bet that, in each victorious adventure taken, the prophets were happy when all was said and done - in awe of what God had done for them. They believed God when He said we could be overcomers ... not only in the next life, but in this life, too. And, they weren't disappointed.
The prophets suffered and endured (stayed the course), not because they liked it but, because they liked the end result. The end result is where they found happiness.
© by Joyce C. Lock http://my.homewithgod.com/blessingsandlessons/ This writing may be used in its entirety, with credits in tact, for non-profit ministering purposes.
About the Author
In addition to being a published author and poet, Joyce C. Lock created the religion column, "Christianity Made Simple" for Peru Daily Tribune, continues to write inspirational articles for area newspapers, and shares further in online and e-mail ministries.
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