What do I need to know when I am waiting?

As we discussed in the last blog post, there is something more important to God than our breakthroughs and that is our character development. The breakthroughs He values most are character breakthroughs and He is willing to allow us to wait for our breakthroughs if it is the only way to grow our character. The upsetting … Continue reading What do I need to know when I am waiting?

Are you waiting well?

Have you ever been offended against God? Come on, let’s be honest for a moment. Have you ever felt disappointed with God? I have. Disappointment with God is possible because of a misunderstanding of what we like to call “breakthroughs”. We love our breakthroughs. We are all waiting for our “breakthrough”. We have received a … Continue reading Are you waiting well?

Teachable moment

This is the answer to the teachable moment mentioned in the last video from Mark and Bob – the one about the “sign” about being on the Sid Roth “Its Supernatural” TV show. When we receive a potential prophetic sign or word, what is our part in its fulfillment? “In the first year of Darius … Continue reading Teachable moment

How to Face our Brokenness

In part 1 of this discussion we looked at the verse: Romans 12:3 “…Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.” Most of the time this verse is offered as a warning against the … Continue reading How to Face our Brokenness

Answers about Suffering

In our last blog we looked at the dilemma we face when we suffer. Suffering demands that we choose between two apparently opposing truths about the nature of God. Logic tells us that God cannot be both all-powerful and all loving if he doesn’t intervene to stop our suffering. We turned to the story of … Continue reading Answers about Suffering

Surviving Suffering

Satan is most effective in drawing us away from God when we are either being extremely blessed or experiencing real suffering. Each condition is vulnerable to a particular lie. Satan is the “father of lies”. Lying is not just in His nature, it is how he goes about separating us from our Father. Today we … Continue reading Surviving Suffering

What if I can’t hear God’s Voice like I used to?

There are a few reasons for the condition of not hearing God's voice like you used to. The first is very easy to fix. It may be that you have stopped listening in order to obey. Many of us, at times, only listen  to hear what we want Him to say. It we do this … Continue reading What if I can’t hear God’s Voice like I used to?