Category: Trials and Tribulations

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY!

Thomas

October 23, 2017

Dying to Self, Faith, God’s Will, Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

Up front I have to admit that I am a huge fan of Spaghetti Westerns, and so when the thought hit me the other morning while reading the Word I wasn’t surprised… I do have a strange way of seeing some things! The Lord has been preparing me to begin writing a new book, which snuck… Read more
Jordan – Jericho – Bethel

Thomas

October 9, 2017

Dying to Self, Faith, God’s Will, Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

For each member of the bride of Christ there comes that moment when Jesus says… It’s time to go! And for many of us that means leaving the comfort of leaning on a mentor, be it a pastor, teacher, or a brother or sister in Christ and taking responsibility for answering the calling that God has placed… Read more
Threads and Knots!

Thomas

October 2, 2017

Anger, Dying to Self, Faith, God’s Will, Grace, Obedience, Overcoming, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

I was reading a poem this morning and it got me to thinking about one of the most troubling aspects of my life. It’s a part of me that I contiually find myself having to contend with, and quite often I lose the battle. And those battles come up from everywhere at anytime, generally when… Read more
Where Am I??

Thomas

September 18, 2017

Obedience, Overcoming, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, Trials and Tribulations

I was struck by something Oswald Chambers wrote that got me to thinking about how we view sin. He made the comment that “Satan does not tempt us to do wrong things, he tempts us in order to make us lose what God has put into us by regeneration, viz., the possibility of being of… Read more
Know Your Enemy!

Thomas

September 11, 2017

Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Prayer, Spiritual Authority, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Word, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

In life here on earth, success is often the result of knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your opponent; in sports, in business, etc. As a result, the mental struggle we go through is wearing and puts us in a constant state of stress. Well, it should come as no surprise that all of that… Read more
Roadblock Ahead!

Thomas

August 21, 2017

Faith, God’s Will, Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

Remember the day you gave your heart to the Lord? No one ever forgets that day and the days and weeks that followed. You were off and running and your heart and spirit were full of joy… that unspeakable joy. But, what happened? How did that journey that began so strongly lose its momentum? Gal… Read more
Wait…

Thomas

August 7, 2017

Doubt, Faith, Fear, Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Salvation, Sanctification, The Bride, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

There come those times to all of us when we find ourselves facing a crisis in our life and we don’t know what to do. And it always seems that at that moment the crisis seems to grow larger and the clouds get darker. I was reflecting on that this morning and the Lord reminded… Read more
3 In 1

Thomas

July 24, 2017

Faith, Obedience, Overcoming, Prayer, Sanctification, Spiritual Authority, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, Trials and Tribulations, Uncategorized

When the Israelites went to war with Amalek (Ex 17), the Word gives us a picture of Moses on top of the hill praying over the battle. Every time Moses weakened and lowered his hands the battle shifted in favor of Amalek. But standing alongside of Moses were Aaron and Hur, Caleb’s Son, who would hold up Moses’… Read more
Tell The Truth

Thomas

February 27, 2017

Faith, Grace, Obedience, Prayer, Sanctification, Spiritual Authority, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

As I was reading about the struggles of Ezra and Nehemiah to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem I came to the place where Nehemiah was challenged once again by the forces of evil; Sanballat, Tobiah and the Arabs, Ammonites and Ashdodites (its always the “ites”). And I was challenged to think about how I overcome… Read more
Integer

Thomas

February 20, 2017

Faith, Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah can be read as one book as they both focus on the rebuilding of the Temple and the wall around Jerusalem. But they also both speak to a challenge that is facing the bride of Christ today.., Consistent Christian Living. What caught my attention was chapter 8 of Ezra, which… Read more