Charisma Magazine

We have authority over Satan, and he can't win against us as long as we remain stable. Jesus assured us that we will have tribulation in this world. It's impossible to have enough faith to keep every problem away from us. However, our faith exists not so we can avoid problems but to help us through them—stably.

 

 I’d resigned myself to being single forever. So why was God prompting me to think about marriage now?

Fourteen years ago I was living with a roommate in an apartment close to where I worked and attended church. I had come to the conclusion that god was going to be my only husband for the rest of my life since there were no good men left in the world. I was content with that, but I hadn’t always been. For years I’d harbored the dream of being swept off my feet by Prince Charming.

By the age of 28 I had seen lots of toads and not one prince.

If stress if affecting your health, God has an answer for you.

Most of my clients who are chronically ill have one thing in common—stress! I have found that in many cases, clients who have had stressful experiences in their lives, such as divorce, job loss, sleep deprivation, death in the family, trouble with children and loneliness have lowered immune responses, a condition that sets them up for various types of illness, including migraines, backaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, depression, panic disorders, lupus and more.

As Christians, we may wonder why the lives of even the better sort of people are strangely contrary to the principles of Christianity. But before I give a direct answer to this, I want to pose the question: Why is it that swearing is so common a vice among Christians? It is not so common among women as it is among men. But among men this sin is so common that more than two in three are guilty of it through the whole course of their lives—some constantly, others only now and then.

Why is it that two in three of the men are guilty of so gross and profane a sin as this? There is neither ignorance nor human infirmity to plead for it; it is against any express commandment and the most plain doctrines of our blessed Savior.

When we fall madly in love, sacrifices don’t matter.

Flying home from Atlanta one evening, I sat next to a young woman who was impeccably groomed, except for the streaks on her cheeks were tears had removed some of her soft red blush.

My heart went out to her, but my head said, None of your business, Liz. Don’t interfere.

As usual, I ignored my head and went with my heart. “What brings you to Louisville?” I asked softly.

She turned, and a fresh flow of tears began as she moaned, “I don’t know!”