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  1. Sammy707

    Urgent Advice Needed, I Am @ The End I Think

    Hello all, I have just joined this forum as I am lost as to what else to do. I think I’m at the end of my tether. Here is my current situation. Please feel free to skim read as I’m sure we are all limited on time. Lifetime of emotional abuse from my sociopathic father who gambled the love out...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    Furnace of Affliction

    Why do we go through trials and tribulations? What purpose do they serve? What should our response be to them when we are going through them? Should we try to escape them, to run away from them? Sometimes, if we can, the Lord may lead us to do that, such as he counseled his disciples that if...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    He Will Carry Us

    Do you ever struggle with fear? With the “what ifs” of this life? You know God is leading in your life. You know he is directing your path. You know you are following him in obedience, and that you have heard his voice clearly. But then someone comes along and pulls the rug out from underneath...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Leap for Joy?

    Let’s have a show of hands. How many of us, when we go through tough trials, immediately count it all joy? How many of us delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, and in difficulties? How many of us, when people hate us, when they exclude us and insult us and reject our...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    I Have Days

    Do you have days when you feel absolutely overwhelmed by what is happening in your lives, and/or in your marriages? I know that I have days when I am strong in the Lord, and I have days when I feel weak and vulnerable. I have days when I feel like I can conquer the world, and I have days, too...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Not too Hard for God

    Have you ever gotten to the point in your life where you felt like you were at the end of your rope? Everything you tried seemed to just blow up in your face. Nothing went like you had hoped, or even as you had planned. And, you felt as though you just kept coming up against brick walls. Your...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Eyes on Jesus

    What are you going through? Have you lost a loved one to death? Your spouse has left you for another? Or, your spouse is a sex addict? Your kids are rebellious, drug addicted and out-of-control? You lost your job? You don’t know how you are going to pay your bills? You have just been diagnosed...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    Heavy of Heart

    I read Psalm 119:17-24 ESV Do you ever feel an overwhelming sadness in your heart which you just can’t quite put into words? You have the heart of God, and you feel deeply what he feels, but these feelings also come from your own experiences in life, the things God has taken you through, and...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    That I May Learn

    Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 4:44 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I’ll Walk with God.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 119:65-72 (NASB). Teach Me (vv. 65-66) You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word. Teach me good discernment and...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    God Will Help

    Sunday, October 15, 2017, 9:47 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Why So Downcast?” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 46 (Select vv. ESV). No Fear! (vv. 1-3) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Tested by Fire

    Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 8:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Lord, I Need You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 1 (Select vv. NASB). His Great Mercy (vv. 3-5) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    When Problems Arise

    Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 4:36 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Lord, I Need You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 27 (Select vv. ESV). Be Confident (vv. 1-3) The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life...
  13. W

    God Knows Better than I

    I believe this song and video beautifully captures the attitude we should have when we are going through trials. Isaiah 55:10-11 NKJV "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Through the Fire

    Monday, July 17, 2017, 10:02 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Am Willing, Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read various scriptures (in the NASB) on the subject of refining with fire. Comfort in Affliction (2 Co. 1:3-9) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Rescued from Trials

    Saturday, July 8, 2017, 3:37 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “He Reached Down.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Peter 2 (Select vv. ESV). False Teachers (vv. 1-3) But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will...
  16. ChristnMe

    Feature Blog: Weary Not !

    "Weary not !" Weary not! But with every day, fill the soul with the Word and presence of the Spirit. For in due season your hopes will be fulfilled. The days have become like dry grass on fire, being consumed with every waking and even the sleep is but for a moment. Weary not! For these things...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    Prepare for Action

    Thursday, June 15, 2017, 9:34 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Only to Be What He Wants Me to Be.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 1 (Select vv. NASB). Born Again (vv. 3-5) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    Testing Your Faith

    Sunday, June 4, 2017, 8:15 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “When Pretty Things Get Broken.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read James 1 (select vv. ESV). Various Trials (vv. 2-4) Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the...
  19. CtC

    The New Norm

    John 16:31-33 (NLT) Jesus asked, “Do you finally believe? But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. What is your new Norm? Has your life been scattered? Are you...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Put to The Test

    Monday, May 15, 2017, 7:33 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Total Praise.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read James 1 (Select vv. ESV). Joy (vv. 2-4) Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces...