Isn’t it funny how we can overlook the most basic things sometimes? Or, like forgetting to . . . tell God your needs. …
ReadResources by Topic: Suffering & Trials
The Mysterious Abundance in Barrenness
Is it possible to trust God's hand when He withholds children? Erin Straza shares how God has met her in the joys and sorrows of childlessness. …
ReadThe Next Time You Have a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day . . .
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Have you ever read the classic children’s story Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day? …
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The Sacrifice—and Promise—of Gratitude
Are you facing a circumstance that just doesn't naturally call for gratitude? You're trying to be brave. You want to do the right thing . . . …
ReadTrusting God When Life Doesn't Make Sense
When circumstances don't seem to make sense, it is easy to desire swift answers. …
ReadUnfulfilled Longings . . .
Our society has bought into the philosophy that there is (or ought to be) a remedy (preferably quick and easy) for every unfulfilled longing. …
ReadVoices of Recall
Doesn’t it seem that whenever you make a commitment to follow the Lord more faithfully, that commitment is tested? …
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What Difference Does It Make?
What difference do the Cross and empty tomb make for those who are facing pain or tears or failure? Here are some of the implications of that momentous event. …
ReadWhat the Rich Young Ruler and I Have in Common
Like most Type A personalities, I had my life pretty well planned out. But life has not gone the way I had planned. …
ReadWhen Mother's Day Isn't a Celebration
God knows Mother's Day is the hardest day in the year for some of you . . . …
ReadFacing Heartache at the Holidays
This Christmas, may our silent aches and longings compel us to worship the God of the universe, who wrapped Himself in flesh and blood so that we would know the hope that does not disappoint. …
ReadWhen Trials Steal Your Joy
When I woke up on June 20, 2013, I had no idea what the day would bring. But as the day went on, I learned that God's plans for me were much harder than I would have chosen for myself. …
ReadWhen We (kind of) Believe in Karma
On good days you will hear me say how I know this was filtered through the fingers of a loving God. I mean those things. I really do. But there are bad days. …
ReadWhen You Want to Run Far, Far Away
Are you facing something hard in your life? Today's post will encourage you with the truth that hard is hard, but hard isn't bad. …
ReadWhen You're Feeling Overwhelmed
Try Jehoshaphat's approach: "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you." …
ReadWhen Your Vacation Bubble Pops
Erin shares how God used a bad day to expose faulty expectations that vacations should be a trouble-free taste of heaven-on-earth. …
ReadWhy Such Grace?
Jennifer Rothschild is blind, but it would only be a waste of time for you to feel sorry for her. …
ReadWill You Blossom Again?
Margaret shares an important lesson she learned from a damaged daylily. …
ReadWrestling with Doubt: What to Do When It's Hard to Believe (Pt.1)
I remembered reading about a "dark night of the soul" in college, assuming I knew what it meant. I didn't. But, now I think I do. …
ReadWrestling with Doubt: What to Do When It's Hard to Believe (Pt.2)
Like a pilot who's trained to avoid spatial disorientation, I had to learn to rely on the instruments God has given so I wouldn't ultimately walk away from Him. …
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3 Things to Tell Yourself When Others Prosper While You Suffer
Suffering can leave us looking at others and wanting what they have. But in Christ . . . we have all we'll ever need. …
ReadEvery Season Is a Gift
What's making your life painfully difficult right now? And what's making it beautiful and sweet? …
ReadHow to Move on When You've Been Betrayed
Here's some advice I gave a friend who discovered that some ministry leaders she admired and trusted had been leading a double life. …
ReadMothering from the Brink of Despair
Many days it feels like we’ve set up camp in a land mine field. I’m constantly vigilant, trying to keep the whole world calm and ordered to protect my son and those around him—an impossible task. …
ReadWaiting Reveals What You’re Hoping In
How does a season of waiting reveal where you’ve placed your hope? …
ReadAmanda Berry Smith: Turning Obstacles Into Gospel Opportunities
Amanda Berry Smith’s testimony prompts us to ask: Am I wholly satisfied with who God created me to be? Am I able to see outward obstacles as an opportunity for sanctification? …
ReadRedeeming the Time in a Season of “Ugh”
Are you squirming to escape your present season of life? While you may be tempted to squander your season, God’s desire is that you would redeem the time. …
ReadSabina Wurmbrand: Radical Faithfulness, Beautiful Forgiveness
Sabina traversed valleys of deep pain and sailed through rough waters of fear and sorrow. But she is remembered and honored for her faithfulness to Jesus and the forgiveness she showed others. …
ReadThe Warrior for the Broken and Needy
Sometimes we’re so overwhelmed by our need, by the pain, by the destructive elements at work in our lives, that we forget He is our Mighty One who waits to hear our cry. …
ReadPainful Pruning: An Unavoidable Season
We can’t escape the pruning shears of God. So how can we learn to welcome these painful and necessary seasons? …
ReadWhen Feelings and Faith Disagree
When your feelings and experiences tell a different story than the Word of God, how do you respond? …
ReadWhen Jesus Sends You into a Storm
Sometimes the Lord leads us into storms, rather than out of them. Sometimes He disrupts our smooth-sailing lives and positions us to face wind and waves. …
ReadHarriet Tubman: A Passion for Freedom
Not content to enjoy freedom for only herself, Harriet Tubman worked tirelessly to help others escape their own bondage. …
ReadSpecial Needs, Sovereign God
My son’s disabilities are not meaningless, pointless, or a mere diversion in the road that was supposed to be my life. He is just exactly as God created him to be. …
ReadHow Disability Sanctifies Us All
Whether you’re walking in or alongside a family affected by disability, here are a few ways God can use special needs to sanctify us all. …
ReadEsther Ahn Kim: The Power of Suffering Well for Christ
If you desire to do “big things” for God, ask yourself today whether you have truly counted the cost of following Christ. …
ReadPain Carves Paths for Sharing the Gospel
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? …
ReadMary McLeod Bethune: When God Shuts a Door
Mary McLeod Bethune’s life story urges us to view closed doors not as disappointment, but as God-given opportunities. …
ReadWhen Trials Overwhelm Your Soul
“Oh God, all along You knew— That deep in my heart from the very beginning, All I really wanted was You.” …
ReadAssisted Suicide: A Quadriplegic’s Perspective
Joni Eareckson Tada is sounding an alarm about a very dangerous message in a film released this summer. …
ReadTrouble, We’ve Been Expecting You
Hello, Trouble. We were expecting you. Come right in and make yourself at home. Will you be staying awhile? We thought so. …
ReadGod Is with You in Your Desert Season
Though the heat may press on, there is peace in the soul-satisfying refreshment of His presence. He draws near, and He is enough. …
ReadMary Winslow: A Great Prayer Warrior
Whether a word of rebuke or sweet drops of encouragement to a discouraged friend, Mary poured out her life ministering to all she came in contact with. …
ReadAn Eternal Perspective For Momentary Trials
As burdens weigh heavy on our shoulders, our souls anxiously grasp for answers amidst the pain; but maybe we don’t need answers. We need an eternal perspective. …
ReadCurrent Pain Reminds Us of Future Glory
Everyone is dying, but sometimes it takes a diagnosis to remember what our purpose is in the meantime. …
ReadThe Blind, The Begrudging, and the Beautiful
Weakness is where He meets me. Weakness is where He changes me. …
ReadNew Year, Old Heartache
May you see God in the midst of trials and tragedy. May you see Him in the midst of fear and failure. In the year you least expect it, may you see the Lord, and may He become your Living Hope. …
ReadChoose to Sing into the Darkness
Are you facing a dark season? Discover why we should keep choosing to sing, even when our hearts don’t want to praise God. …
ReadFour Ways God Uses a Leader’s Suffering
God uses our trials and suffering to encourage the faith of the women we serve. Through our weakness, we have the privilege of proving the sufficiency of Christ. …
ReadGive God Glory in the Sunshine and the Perma-Cloud
When difficulties come, when tedious days hang like a weight around your neck, when there is health, when there is sickness, when there is pain, when there is joy—will you choose to glorify God? …
ReadThe Heartache You Didn’t Ask For
As the tears flow, does it feel like your life is unraveling into a painful Plan B? The truth is, God penned every word of your story, from Introduction to Epilogue. …
ReadHis Strength Is Greater Than My Pain
Are you or someone you love suffering? Be encouraged by how the gospel speaks into your pain and gives you hope in even the darkest times. …
ReadHow Jesus Answers the Cries of Our Hearts
Just as the psalmist turned to God as his salvation in the midst of sorrow and fear, we also must turn to Christ as our salvation in our own turmoil. …
ReadChoose Joy in the Difficult Journey
To embrace the challenges and trials in our lives is an act of obedience. Likewise, to grumble, to complain, and to war against them is an act of disobedience. …
ReadIn Pain, Trust His Grace for Today
When adversity comes, let's not dwell on former “better” days and miss the treasures that Christ has for us in seasons of trial. …
ReadPray When Your Pain Returns
I’m at a loss for words when the pain returns and presses upon me with its fearful weight. Still, I choose to cling to hope in God. …
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Why the Church Needs Suffering
The treasure of the gospel is most powerfully displayed through our broken cracks, and the power of Christ is most greatly seen through our weaknesses. …
ReadUnexpected Travel Delays and an Unexplained Illness
For LeRoy Wagner, a layover in Texas turned into an unplanned 18-day stay in a neurology hospital . . . due to an unexplained illness. …
ReadA Refuge in Harvey’s Wake
When we knew it was useless to continue wringing out water, we sat down on dirty floors muddied with debris and begged God to stop the rain. We rejoiced when, days later, He did. …
Read"Are We There Yet?" Isn't Just a Question for Kids
I wish I could claim a super-cool-wife award in this story and say that I was nothing but enthusiastic about Justin's adventure . . . but unfortunately I can't. …
Read10 Years . . . 10 Friends . . . 10 Books
You’ve been there, too, I know. You encounter disappointment, heartbreak or hardship, and think, “God must not love me” or “My circumstances will never change!" …
ReadA Beautiful Encounter with Our Savior (And a Giveaway!)
I can't fathom attending one of my son's funerals, especially as a widow. As I read the Bible, one mom's desperation seems to leak out and resonate in my heart. …
ReadA Most Unusual Gift
One of the most unusual gifts I ever received was a bowl of cooked chicken feet from my Zambian friends. Philippians 1:29 describes another unusual gift. …
ReadA Tribute to Kathy
My friend’s long walk through death’s shadows has ended this week. Kathy Helvey’s four-year battle with leukemia has given way to the victory of eternal life. …
ReadA Tumor, a Setback, and a Renewed Mind
About fifteen years ago, when I was a twenty-three year-old newlywed, I was diagnosed with a benign tumor in the center of my brain. …
ReadAching Arms and Tough Questions: Technology and Infertility
When you're facing a childless future, how do you know what's right when it comes to infertility treatments? What kinds are okay? Is it even biblical? …
ReadAfraid of More Pain
Have you ever crossed your arms, dug in your heels, and determined, “No more! I’ve been hurt enough, and I will NOT allow it to happen ever again.” …
ReadAllow God to Purify Your Heart: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
Ask God what He is trying to say through these circumstances; let Him search your heart, and then respond in humility and obedience . . . …
ReadAllow God to Reorder Your Priorities: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
Watch Janet Parshall as she talks about the difference between our perishable treasure and our imperishable treasure. …
ReadAlzheimer's and Gospel Transformation
The concept of “holy submission” in the face of certain humiliating and ugly death is that with which my heart longs to challenge the body of Christ. …
ReadAn Inheritance of Tears
The doctor searched long and hard for a heartbeat. His icy cold words seemed to freeze my whole world into stillness. I might be miscarrying? …
ReadAn Invitation to Uncommon Communion
Crying can be a really good thing if it's crying out for help--not crying in self-pity and despair. …
ReadAn Unwelcome Friend
You may be enduring a winter of suffering with no hope for spring. But no matter how you entered this season of adversity, you did not enter it alone . . . …
ReadAre You the Life of Your Pity Party?
"Why do I try? Why don't I just stay home and never go out in public again?" …
ReadAsk God to Fulfill His Purposes: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
Last year, I smuggled Bibles into a closed country . . . …
ReadAsking Why
Is there something painful in your life right now that you don’t think you deserve? Something that’s causing you to cry, “Why, God?” …
ReadBarely Standing in Places of Pain
The air suddenly seemed heavier. My heart began to race, and my breathing became harder. Once again I found myself at a "pain place." …
ReadBuilding a Highway for King Jesus
The Revive Tour is in Chicago where Nancy reminds us that God comes to us in our desert wilderness. Are you preparing the way for Him? …
ReadCalled for Help Lately?
How often do I actually call on God for help? I'm realizing . . . not nearly often enough! Why? I think it’s because I think I can handle it on my own. …
ReadCancer: A Most Unusual Gift
This Christmas season, Carrie is thanking God for the gift of cancer. Learn why. …
ReadCancer: Don't Handle It. Hand It.
"Margaret, you have stage four breast cancer, and if we don't act immediately, you are going to die." …
ReadCaught Between 2 Worlds
While the kids quietly play, an older woman across the room watches them. Her eyes sparkle yet are also strikingly sad. I wonder about her story. …
ReadChrist Cuts Short Our Suffering
At the risk of sounding whiny, I'll just go ahead and say it: suffering is hard. …
ReadChristianity? A Threat?
Does it even make sense that world powers, rulers, dictators, and religions would see Christianity as some kind of threat? …
ReadComfort for the Suffering
It's inevitable that someone you love dearly will slip away into eternity, leaving you grieving and enduring a trial you may not have been fully prepared for. …
ReadCrisis and Tragedy
If you spell God with a capital G you will always spell tragedy with a lowercase t. …
ReadDiagnosed with Breast Cancer: Life After Shock
Breast cancer survivor Joni Eareckson Tada walks with you through the struggles and qeustions that naturally arise when diagnosed with breast cancer. …
ReadJesus Redefines Impossibilities
How does what we know about Jesus impact the way we view “impossible situations” in our lives? …
ReadDon't Waste Your Infertility
Infertility is a painful and lonely road, but it doesn't have to be wasted. …
ReadFaithful Women Serving Their God: A Story Behind HB2
Read the story of an ordinary woman behind Texas HB2, Brandy Seago. …
Read5 Ways to Fight for Faith in the Ugly
Have you experienced seasons where the trouble, the pain, just seems to keep coming and coming—piling up, suffocating, and consuming every thought? …
Read4 Lessons from a Special Needs Family
Have you wondered why God places special needs families in your midst? It's not so you can pity them. It's so you can learn from them! …
ReadGetting Gut-Level Honest with God
I've been trying something new lately, and it's revolutionizing my life. I'm being honest with God. …
ReadGod Never Wastes Your Pain
At the time, I couldn’t see anything God was doing and would never have imagined how He would use that season of pain. But He has! …
ReadHe Feels Your Pain
The day started normal but then turned suddenly awry. My teenage son wrote and handed me frantic notes that made no sense. …
ReadHe Will Hold Me Fast: A Cancer Journey (Part 1)
It isn't always easy to have steadfast faith when it feels like there's turbulence in your soul. But God can do something great through the storm. …
ReadHe Will Hold Me Fast: A Cancer Journey (Part 2)
In trials and storms, He will hold us fast. Read Part 2 of Connie Dever's testimony about her battle with cancer. …
ReadHolly Elliff's Life . . . Eight Kids Later
If you’d asked 20-year-old Holly Elliff what she was going to do with her life, her answer would’ve been quite different than the way her life actually turned out. …
ReadHope In God No Matter What
Are you going through a difficult season? Here are five principles from the life of Job that will help you find joy in God. …
ReadHow Awesome is This Place!
We often sense the Lord’s presence in places of serenity. But what happens when the scenery changes—when it becomes waves of uncertainty, doubt, or fear? …
ReadHow Grief Became My Friend
We dread grief as as though nothing good could come of it. But as I've cared for my autistic son, grief has become a friend who causes me to remember eternity. …
ReadI Wouldn't Have Chosen This, But . . .
Are there circumstances in your life that you wouldn’t have chosen? Have you seen God working them for your good? We want to hear about it. …
ReadIn the Wreckage, Only 1 Thing
For most of us, the sin in our lives is less dramatic than the murder and adultery committed by King David. But we feel the ruin of our sin all the same. …
ReadJapan: After Empathy and Aid, People Want Answers
As we prayerfully consider how to respond to crises and disasters, I want to share with you this commentary by Pastor John Piper. …
ReadJesus Would Never Intentionally Pass By Us, Would He?
"At about the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.” …
ReadJoni's Tenacious Trust
You may or may not have heard that Joni Eareckson Tada, founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, was diagnosed with breast cancer last month . . . …
ReadLearn the Secret of Contentment: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
This morning I heard a 13-year-old boy say, “I’m convinced that the more you have . . . the more you want . . . and the more discontent you become.” Smart kid, eh? …
ReadLeaves of Promise
Last summer I faced one of those painful seasons when a loved one fell to temptation at great personal cost. …
ReadLessons from "The Devastation"
Would you describe this season of life as The Devastation? Do you sometimes feel like you may not make it across without dropping dead? …
ReadLIVE from Ft. Worth: Three Questions About Your Trial
James MacDonald took the stage at True Woman this evening to talk about trials. …
ReadLIVE From Ft. Worth: Trust and Obey
Karen expressed disbelief, then despair, as she learned that her family had been victimized by someone they’d known for over 20 years. No one could console her. …
ReadLook Up: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
Looking up—fixing my eyes on my Provider God—is something I tend to hurry right past . . . …
ReadLooking to the Light When Your Holidays Feel Dark
The holidays can be a time when the pain of broken relationships, or the sorrow of loneliness is not dulled by cheerful festivities but made all the more acute. …
ReadMaking Sense of a Just God in an Unjust World
Paula tries to make sense of a just God who allows such injustice—from the murder of her friend's family to the murder of John the Baptist. …
ReadMary Ann on "Voices": Whimpering to Jesus
Recently I had my fourth kidney stone. The pain is unrelenting. My initial response to the pain was to focus inwardly and whimper to Jesus for relief. …
ReadMeeting God in the Thick of Things
We forget that God is with us. He is near, even when soup is scorching on the stove and the baby is screaming. How do you worship in the thick of things? …
ReadNehemiah: And I Care Because . . .?
I admit it. When I saw the theme of this year's Gospel Coalition Women's Conference, I wasn't overly enthused.Nehemiah? And I care because . . .? …
ReadNobody Understands What I'm Going Through
Do you struggle, feeling like people will never understand your situation? Does the pain feel like more than you can bear sometimes? …
ReadPaddleboarding Across Lake Michigan: A Piece of Cake Compared to This . . .
Ginny and Karen Melby had no idea . . . that God was preparing them for something much harder just around the corner. …
ReadPlace Your Confidence in the Lord: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
Watch as Janet Parshall speaks to the importance of clinging to Jesus alone. …
ReadPractice Christ-Like Giving: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
“God doesn’t care so much who you give to, but that you do give.” …
ReadReach Out to Others: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
Who do you know who is struggling to make ends meet? How can you be an instrument of God’s grace to them? …
ReadReflections on Haiti . . . One Year Later
Why do I need a tragedy to open my eyes to the pain and suffering that surrounds me? …
ReadRejoice in the Lord: Surviving—And Thriving—In An Economic Crisis
"We laughed this weekend that our net worth seems to get smaller all the time, yet I don't know if I've ever felt more blessed with what I have." …
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Right Where I Am: Finding Treasure In the Ache
Shannon shares the heartbreak and hope behind her song, "Right Where I Am." …
ReadRunning to God with Your Doubts
"God, I've been here before. You showed me truth to answer this question before. Yet, here I am again asking you the same question again." Have you been there? …
ReadSaying Goodbye
When everything in my feminine heart yearns to be deeply rooted and secure . . . I can be. In Him—in the One who is my life. …
ReadSeeing Your Trials in a Whole Different Light
Protection from conflict produces soft, spoiled, and selfish people, while enduring conflict is more likely to produce someone strong, capable, and caring. …
Read6 Ways Parenting a Difficult Child Can Strengthen Your Marriage
Parenting can challenge the best of marriages, but parenting a child with special needs can push two people to their limits. …
Read6 Ways You Can Help Families Facing Autism
Imagine what it's like to see your child's development appear and then regress; then feeling baffled as you're trying to figure out why. …
ReadStruggling for Satisfaction in Suffering
One night while in the trenches of a lengthy battle with Lyme disease, I sat at home perusing Facebook in an attempt to feel somewhat connected with the world. …
ReadSurprising Peace After My Son's Surprise Birth
When I realized my baby was a moment away from being born my mind began to spin out of control. "It's not time yet. Something must be wrong. Who will help me?" …
ReadThe Light at the End of Ourselves
When circumstances tempt you to despair of life itself, let it drive you toward a deeper hope in the gospel and greater dependence on Christ. …
ReadWords of Hope for the Wounded and Weary
Hang in there, sweet friend. You are loved, and your life matters to God and for His kingdom purposes. …
ReadDon't Let Me Give Way to Despair
When your pain threatens to drag you down into despair, how do you apply God’s truth? How do you pray when you’d rather give into hopelessness? …
ReadWhere to Find Comfort This Christmas
Your reality may be beyond what you can bear this December, but it’s not beyond the capable hands of our loving Father. …
ReadSilent Suffering in an Instagram World
Not every trial is one that can be lived out in the open. But when you suffer silently, no matter how great your anguish, God sees your pain and has compassion on you. …
ReadAll of God’s Gifts Are Good
Alice is a four-year-old girl who, unless the Lord intervenes, will die before next Christmas. …
ReadWhen Your Life Disappoints You
Could I follow a God who does things I don’t like? Could I surrender and trust Him with my heart? …
ReadDo I Deserve This Painful Journey?
Is it true that God sends us into the fire that we might be refined in the furnace of affliction? …
ReadGod’s Grace in the Face of Lyme
Today is Lyme Awareness Day—and several of our True Woman blogger team are battling this disease themselves. …
ReadLeading When Your Faith Feels Weak
How do we minister hope and truth when our own hearts are bleeding? …
ReadDraw Near to God with Your Questions
When suffering comes, when God feels distant, when all His promises invoke pain instead of joy, draw near—ask questions. …
ReadLessons from the Waiting Room of Infertility
God is good, and He is faithful, even on the lonely, painful road of infertility. …
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The Good Gift of Relational Conflict
How God uses relational conflict to produce perseverance, character, and hope. …
ReadShow Them Hope in Suffering: How to Support Women with Chronic Pain
Ministering to the physical needs of hurting women is important, but the greater work is to show them the beauty of Jesus, our hope in suffering. …
ReadWhen Suffering Exposes Our Unbelief
Suffering illuminates those hidden places in our hearts where we don’t fully trust the goodness and wisdom of God. …
ReadWhen Christmas Joy Feels Far Away: A Lesson from George Bailey
Are you hanging out in Bedford Falls, celebrating all things merry and bright? Are you living in Pottersville, feeling hopeless, that any joy is too far out of reach? …
ReadAm I the Right Person for This Job?
God knew exactly what He was doing when He called you to this role, and He will equip you to do it. …
ReadTrue Hope Tuesday: The Gift of Cancer
God does not waste one tear nor trial, but He always turns them for our everlasting good. …
ReadThis Living Hope Is an Anchor in Every Storm
Jesus has secured living hope for us—our safety and assurance through every difficulty. …
ReadYour Suffering Is Not the End of the Story
In the midst of your suffering, remember this: We are only in the middle of the story. Jesus has more to say—and more to do. …
ReadWhat to Do with Shattered Dreams
How do you find hope when you’ve been bitterly disappointed? …
ReadTo Another Elizabeth
Elizabeth receives the fulfillment of her desire for a child. But what about those who don’t? …
ReadWhen I Can’t Go On, Show Me Your Glory
Like Moses and the Israelites, we can’t go on in life without the presence of God and His glory passing over us. …
ReadWhen Disappointment Digs Ditches in Your Heart
Disappointment can feel like an unwelcome inconvenience . . . but it can also feel like utter destruction. …
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Disappointed—and Experiencing God’s Kindness
Can God really be kind in withholding a good gift? …
ReadWhat Your Suffering Will Reveal About You
Five ways God uses the pressures of suffering to reveal our hearts. …
ReadTrue Hope Tuesday: The Miracle of Working at an Ice Cream Shop
Stephanie’s life has been filled with pain and disappointment—but God has been faithful. And she just landed her dream job . . . at an ice cream shop. …
ReadWhy “Count It All Joy” Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Grieve
When we’re willing to endure through the grief rather than escaping it, Jesus can come to us and comfort us in ways we would never know otherwise. …
ReadYour Pain Does Not Define You
This grief, this broken relationship, this illness—whatever you are going through—it is not your forever and most defining characteristic. …
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You Are Invited . . . by Suffering
Though bitter and unwelcome, suffering has ushered me into privileged places, deeper and deeper into the Beautiful, Marvelous Expanses of God. …
ReadBad News Comes, but Good News Wins
My body might continue to be weak, but in His Word my spirit is a triathlete. …
ReadTrue Woman Summer Book Club 2019: Week 1
We’re discussing Chapter 1 of "Suffering Is Never for Nothing" by Elisabeth Elliot . . . …
ReadTrue Woman Summer Book Club 2019: Week 2
We’re continuing in Elisabeth Elliot’s never-before-published book, Suffering Is Never for Nothing! …
ReadGod's Faithfulness in Times of Trouble
Nancy Leigh DeMoss unpacks Psalm 107, giving hope to anyone in distress, danger or despondency. She'll help you seek the Lord and be satisfied in Him even during times of trouble.
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Nancy Leigh DeMoss unpacks Psalm 107, giving hope to anyone in distress, danger or despondency. She'll help you seek the Lord and be satisfied in Him.
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Have You Abandoned Your Boat?
Does part of your life feel broken? Priscilla Shirer will show you the incredible things Jesus can do with the discarded, failed pieces of your life. You’ll be encouraged to give every situation to the Lord, no matter how difficult.
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Priscilla Shirer will show you the incredible things Jesus can do with the discarded, failed pieces of your life.
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The Stakes Are Higher than You Think
Prepare to be deeply moved as Joni Eareckson Tada paints a picture of the unseen world and all that is at stake in the throes of your suffering. Be encouraged that your battle is not insignificant. Rather, your life is a cosmic field of warfare, where the stakes are about as high and universal as you can get!
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Prepare to be deeply moved as Joni Eareckson Tada paints a picture of the unseen world and all that is at stake in the throes of your suffering.
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Why Such Grace?
Are you filled with questions of why over your difficult (and seemingly unfair) circumstances? As Jennifer Rothschild candidly shares about her physical blindness, you'll get a new perspective on the trials in your life; and will find amazing, overflowing grace at the foot of the cross.
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Are you filled with questions of why over your difficult (and seemingly unfair) circumstances? Get new perspective and find grace at the foot of the cross.
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A True Woman Chooses Joy
What's the difference between happiness and joy? James MacDonald says that discovering the difference will transform your life. Learn how to endure trials with joy, as Pastor MacDonald shares honestly from his own life.
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What's the difference between happiness and joy? James MacDonald says that discovering the difference will transform your life.
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A True Woman Chooses Joy
What's the difference between happiness and joy? James MacDonald says that discovering the difference will transform your life. Learn how to endure trials with joy, as Pastor MacDonald shares honestly from his own life.
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What's the difference between happiness and joy? James MacDonald says that discovering the difference will transform your life.
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A True Woman Learns to Trust
What circumstances threaten your trust? After someone caused great pain to her family, Karen Loritts did not want to trust God. Instead she wanted to lash out in anger and hurt someone. Learn to develop a deeper level of trust for the most difficult issues you face.
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What circumstances threaten your trust? Learn to develop a deeper level of trust for the most difficult issues you face.
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God's Jewels
If you feel discouraged or weary doing the activity God has called you to, listen to Joni Eareckson Tada. She’ll share what she’s been learning through suffering about God’s grace and glory.
Joni Eareckson Tada
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If you feel discouraged doing the activity God has called you to, listen to Joni Eareckson Tada. She’ll share what she’s been learning through suffering.
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The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking ...
In forty-give years as a quadriplegic, Joni has faced fears, questions, and challenges galore. But through it all, she has found God to be faithful and has encountered Christ at every turn. This session will be an up-close-and-personal interview with Joni about her journey with the Lord and how she has found hope and grace in the midst of life's ...
Joni Eareckson Tada
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In 45 years as a quadriplegic, Joni has faced fears, questions, and challenges. She has found God to be faithful and has encountered Christ at every turn.
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Hope When It Hurts
Suffering is real. But so is hope. Join Kristen and Sarah as they invite you to see how God is caring for you, growing you, and even using you, in times of suffering. Because of Jesus, you can be full of realism about the hurts of life, yet overwhelmingly full of hope about the God who gives life.
Sarah Walton
Kristen Wetherell
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Hope for Hurting Hearts: The Ministry of Encouragement
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
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In a world where so many people are sad, lonely, and hurting, we need practical ways to encourage one another.
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How to Endure Suffering
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
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Learn ten practical principles for enduring suffering from 2 Timothy.
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Hope for Uncertain Times: Surviving—and Thriving—in an Economic ...
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
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Learn how to survive—and thrive—in an economic crisis.
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Lies Women Believe about Unfulfilled Longings
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
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Is there a remedy for every unfulfilled longing?
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