Can God bring surprising triumph out of sorrowful tragedy? Yes He can, and yes He does! He is faithful to do that in both your life and mine. Interestingly, this chapter contains one of the most unusual marriage proposal ever!
One of the best spiritual goals we can have is to learn to savor the providence of God. The are at least three positive spiritual effects when we do.
The most frequently overlooked and regularly discounted aspect as to how we are Divinely Designed to Serve is the truth that God providentially uses our life experiences (both positive and painful) to shape us to serve Him and others. Often our most effective ministry will flow out of our most difficult experience.
What role do our abilities have (in addition to our spiritual gifts) when it comes to serving God and others? How does even our personality fit into how we are Divinely Designed to Serve? There are answers to these questions.
What ministry possibilities excite you? What would you rather do for others more than anything else? Who are you excited to serve? These are ways that God has both wired us and ways He has worked in us that help point to how we are Divinely Designed to Serve.
What is a spiritual gift? How do spiritual gifts vary? What are the categories of spiritual gifts? What are the 9 Consensus Gifts and how are they to be defined? What insights are there on identifying spiritual gifts?
When you wake up each day do you awaken with the awareness that you are a divine masterpiece, God's spiritual work of art? Scripture says you are!
Does life sometimes puzzle you? Do you wonder if God has any purpose planned as you face hardship, difficulty and disappointment? Joseph experienced 13 years of hardship and God pulls back the curtain and displays His plan. It is truly an amazing event. There are great lessons here for all of us.
Ever had someone insult you, falsely accuse you, mistreat you, be cruel to you, hurt you? Of course we all have. How does one avoid the spiritual cancer of bitterness and resentment? Today's message focuses on one of the most emotional and amazing accounts in all of Scripture. God is calling every one of us to the freedom of forgiveness.
The overarching principle from the life of Joseph is that God is in control--His providence is active at all times. Our Lord desires for us to rest in His providence whatever the twists and turns and pitfalls of life may be. He is always writing a bigger story. He is graciously at work in our life even when we think He isn't.