Advancing on the Way of Faith
Have you had the feeling that nobody cares and that your life has no meaning and purpose? Have you felt this void in you, full of aching and longing, thirsty for unconditional love and belonging, for something stable and secure?
Do you have days when you want to have more meaning and purpose in life? Often, when we are having a difficult time or struggle with hopelessness and depression, we long to infuse our days with more meaning and purpose.
What does it mean to put our hope in God? The Bible is full of instructions to put our hope in God. It is important to know what this means and how to do it practically.
Do you long for a new beginning in a certain area of your life and wonder where to start?
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Friend, have you prayed for spiritual maturity? Have you been looking for ways of becoming a mature Christian? Then don’t be surprised when trials, hardship, and suffering enter regularly your life.
I have never thought this could happen to me, but it is fact–I am struggling with disillusionment in faith.
When life gets hard, it is easy to forget that we are only passing through this world. There are moments the pain seems unbearable, the losses too big to live with, and the discouragement too weighing too heavy on our hearts. We long for safety and peace, often wrongly assuming predictability and comfort are equal to happiness and fulfilled life.
Friend, do you find it difficult to trust God and stand firm in faith? When our lives don’t develop as we hoped for, when our prayers go unanswered, when a tragedy strikes, then it is especially challenging to continue putting our faith in God. But at the same time, it is crucial to choose to trust Him so we can stand, persevere, and move forward.
What is the will of God and what does it mean to be living for the will of God? How can we be sure that we are following the will of God and not our human desires?
We all struggle with accepting our lot in life. Sometimes we feel that our share of pain, disappointments, and setbacks is just too much to endure.