All tagged Good Times

Hearing the Voice of God in Lush Pastures, and the Deserts of Life

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, God’s Presence

When bad things happen in your life are you quick to become despondent, or perhaps angry? Do you immediately assign blame, and lash out at what you consider to be the cause? How about when something good occurs? When something wonderful happens to you do you jump forward and shout out “Look at what I have done!” Thus claiming the glory for it? Well friends, in all things, the good and bad, we should always look for the hand of God. We should ask ourselves... Where is God‘s voice in this, and what is His will?

The Sunshine, Rain, and our Storehouses of Faith

Richard Forbes
Storehouses, Hardship, Life, God’s Provision, Daily Devotion, Christian, Plenty

Do you complain to God during the times of hardship in your life, or cry out in anguish to Him in the times of pain and suffering as if they were meant to punish you? Perhaps we need to take a lesson from the fruit bearing trees and vines that grow gangly unattended, and don’t produce fruit in quality or quantity. The times we find the hardest are those that benefit us the most.