God loves to answer prayer requests with “meat on their bones.” But sometimes it’s difficult to know just what to ask for someone who is suffering. Continue Reading …
Resources by Topic: Suffering & Trials
Are you in a season of intense suffering? Allow Joni Eareckson Tada and Colleen Chao to remind you that Heaven rules—even there. Continue Reading …
Trials and temptations invite us to draw near to our sympathetic Savior Continue Reading …
Not one moment of our suffering is wasted. It is working miracles behind the scenes. It is “preparing for us an eternal weight of glory.” Continue Reading …
Revive Our Hearts staff writer Micayla Brickner reminds us that despite all of the trials of this world, the joy is always more. Continue Reading …
A thousand bottles couldn’t contain the oceans of tears we cry. Yet God promises that He sees the tears we cry. He knows the pain we suffer. Continue Reading …
God is able to heal the even the most tender points in your story. Continue Reading …
Jesus knows our suffering, but He doesn’t always respond in the way we might expect. Sometimes, instead of words of comfort or valor, He gives us marching orders: be faithful to the end. Continue Reading …
When we suffer deeply and for long periods of time, we need the stabilizing comfort of truth in our trials. Continue Reading …
When was the last time life felt unbearable? Jesus shows us how we can move forward in the midst of suffering and experience peace and joy. Continue Reading …
Does the thought of persecution terrify you? Or do you leap for joy? Continue Reading …
We hear a lot about Christians needing to reach out to those who have embraced transgenderism. But what about their parents? Continue Reading …
You could be the tool—the broken, hurting, suffering tool—that God uses to bring more people to Himself. Will you proclaim His truth through pain? Continue Reading …
It is only when we enter the sanctuary that we understand what God wants to show us. It is only in His presence that we can understand His work in us. Continue Reading …
When it comes to hope, the world has little to offer. Only God is the God of all. Continue Reading …
Is it possible that our suffering is a mark of God’s faithfulness? Continue Reading …
Our job is not to curse the darkness. Our job is to turn on the light. Continue Reading …
Plagued by chronic illness? An imperfect Christmas might be just what the doctor ordered. Continue Reading …
The truth that keeps us going when it’s hard to hang on in ministry. Continue Reading …
Just because He doesn’t do what we expect doesn’t mean God isn’t working. Continue Reading …
Health crises become a canvas to put God on display. Continue Reading …
Though it can hurt, waiting is a gift. Continue Reading …
James 1:2 is a perplexing command. Here’s how to (joyfully!) make sense of it. Continue Reading …
In the tension of waiting for Christ’s return, we can live with His peace as we steady our lives on the One who is in control. Continue Reading …
When grief hits, how can we stay stable in our faith? Try this simple act of faith to keep your heart balanced with truth. Continue Reading …
Resist the fixer mentality and trust God to fix what only He can. Continue Reading …
In your deepest trenches of pain, in the face of betrayal, in the dark night of despair, Jesus is with you. Continue Reading …
What if our deepest losses aren’t the end of the story, but the beginning? Continue Reading …
What do we do when disappointment comes knocking? We can build a tower to the sky or choose a better way. Continue Reading …
Even when you can’t see the evidence, God’s invisible hand is always working to fulfill His plan. Continue Reading …