Does God allow us to suffer to humble us?

Does God allow us to suffer to humble us?

Does God allow you to suffer in order to humble you? Watch this Charis Minute by Barry Bennett No, God isn’t allowing you to suffer in the first place. What created suffering is Adam’s sin. When Adam and Eve sinned they unleashed darkness, corruption,...
God Is Not the Variable

God Is Not the Variable

Why do some believers move from death to life, darkness to light, chaos to order, and depression to joy while other believers seem to continue in the misery of chronic failure and lives filled with drama and lack? Are we not all filled with the very presence and...
Put Your But in the Right Place!

Put Your But in the Right Place!

Have you heard the phrase ‘garbage in, garbage out?’ It really is true! What is in you is going to determine what comes out of you. Proverbs 23:7 is not just true for believers. For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) As a man thinks in his...
3 Essential Truths to Hearing God

3 Essential Truths to Hearing God

Many years ago, it became apparent to me that my faith in Jesus was not meant to be only a belief system or doctrinal statement. Many religions come complete with their beliefs and doctrines. Surely our faith and an understanding of God’s love should include something...
How to beat depression and fear

How to beat depression and fear

Jesus was able to endure because He had a vision of joy (Heb. 12:2). The joy of the Lord was His strength! He was looking beyond the temporal and into the reality of what His suffering was going to accomplish for all. You may or may not know the source of your...