Testing God Back#
I once heard the following statement from a simple old man, and I have never forgotten it: When God tests you, test God back.
I once heard the following statement from a simple old man, and I have never forgotten it: When God tests you, test God back.
Do you wait for waters to part? The Israelites did too. The God who parted waters is YOUR God.
The story is told of the great Polish pianist, Padereweski, who was giving a concert to a select group of admirers.
The entry to this world is but a cry. Exit from this world is but a gasp. In between life is gained and love is found.
"I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness. " (Isaiah 41:10)Charles Spurgeon inspires: Fear of falling is wholesome. To be venturesome is no sign of wisdom.
Record my lament; list my tears on Your scroll, are they not in Your record? (Psalm 56:8) There is an alternate reading to the middle section of this verse.
Year after year Elkanah's wife Hannah worshiped and sacrificed to the Lord. Hannah was sorely provoked in spirit through her barrenness. She wept much in anguish and grief.
Hospital beds worry me. Reflections from hospital beds are seeded in stillness, the time is forcefully available to marinate the thoughts.
Is the largest danger to a man's soul the the presence of enduring calamity? Don't all souls ache for peace? Life's dramas and traumas have all of mankind reaching for solace.…
Is hope flowing within as a mighty river, or has it been relegated to a victim of yesteryear? My firmest grip is upon the Lord, in whatever circumstance.