The only thing that matters in life isn’t money, it isn’t health, and it isn’t power—it’s whether or not someone has been born again.
WEEK 3 — Suffering, Healing & Presence
Dear Daughter,
Friday riddle: what does the storm know that the harbor forgets? That shelter means nothing until you've needed it.
Tonight, be his harbor. Let him dock the weight he's carried all week.
Presence is often the whole healing.
'Come to me, all you who are weary' (Matt 11:28).
How can you be a harbor for him this weekend, not just a companion?
#DearDaughter #FridayHarbor #StrongMarriage
Dear Daughter,
Friday riddle: what does the storm know that the harbor forgets? That shelter means nothing until you've needed it.
Tonight, be his harbor. Let him dock the weight he's carried all week.
Presence is often the whole healing.
'Come to me, all you who are weary' (Matt 11:28).
How can you be a harbor for him this weekend, not just a companion?
#DearDaughter #FridayHarbor #StrongMarriage
Friday delight: Enjoy your spouse this weekend! 😊❤️ Rest, laugh, and reconnect! Eccl 9:9 💞
What will you do together? #StrongMarriage #August
What will you do together? #StrongMarriage #August
If your theology gives you confidence but never gives you humility, something is wrong. The closer you get to a holy God, the less impressed you should be with yourself.
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Christian, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus when the storms of life hit you. Jesus holds all power in Heaven and earth and will never abandon his children. All his promises are faithful and true.
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“A dead calm is our enemy, a storm may prove our helper. Controversy may arouse thought, and through thought may come the Divine change.” —Charles Spurgeon
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Christians, guard you mind by focusing on:
• Things that are pure
• Things that are true
• Things that please God
"Set your minds on things above" (Col. 3:2).
• Things that are pure
• Things that are true
• Things that please God
"Set your minds on things above" (Col. 3:2).
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In Jesus Christ there’s rest for your weary soul. Turn to Christ and live.
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Christian, do not lose heart when you are mistreated for your faith in Jesus.
Your suffering in this life is nothing compared to the eternal glory waiting for you in Heaven (Rom. 8:18).
Your suffering in this life is nothing compared to the eternal glory waiting for you in Heaven (Rom. 8:18).
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August 22: Complaints
#Devotional
Isaiah 44:1–45:13; Luke 17:11–18:8; Job 10:1–10
Complaining can be automatic. We complain about the weather, our children, our jobs. And we might do it for any number of reasons—even something as trivial as to keep a conversation going. Although we might complain lightly, we still betray something about our hearts. We assume that we are owed something—that we are entitled.
We might readily admit this. We might freely say that this should not be our posture before people or before God. But Job challenges our stereotype of the complainer. What can we learn from his complaints? In his outcries, we find someone struggling to understand his situation before God. He prays, “My inner self loathes my life; I want to give vent to my complaint; I want to speak out of the bitterness of my inner self. I will say to God, ‘You should not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me’ ” (Job 10:1–2). He repeats and recasts his elevated and prolonged complaints in surprising similes: “Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?” (Job 10:10).
Although his boldness and forcefulness might be shocking to us, we also understand how someone dealing with pain and grief might wrestle with these thoughts.
The book of Job ends with God silencing Job and his friends. Job’s demeanor changes when God sets everyone’s perspective right. But how should we understand these passages? Should we complain like Job when we feel frustrated by the disappointments in life?
Job’s complaints stemmed from a sense of loss—a realization that something was not right with the current state of affairs. This doesn’t mean that all complaints are motivated by complete ingratitude. Sin, loss, injustice, hurt, and evil in the world are not reasons to dismiss our cares. Indeed, God is concerned about our cares, and He wants to know them.
But the things we wrestle with should first be brought to God. We should bring our complaints to Him, ready to have our hearts and minds examined by His Word. Not only is He very concerned about our circumstances, but He also knows our hearts and can judge our complaints rightly. He can comfort us in sorrow and provide us with all that we need. Jesus died to set right the things that are wrong with the world, so we can be completely assured of His love and care for us.
How are you responding to events in your life? How can you bring your complaints to Him?
#Devotional
Isaiah 44:1–45:13; Luke 17:11–18:8; Job 10:1–10
Complaining can be automatic. We complain about the weather, our children, our jobs. And we might do it for any number of reasons—even something as trivial as to keep a conversation going. Although we might complain lightly, we still betray something about our hearts. We assume that we are owed something—that we are entitled.
We might readily admit this. We might freely say that this should not be our posture before people or before God. But Job challenges our stereotype of the complainer. What can we learn from his complaints? In his outcries, we find someone struggling to understand his situation before God. He prays, “My inner self loathes my life; I want to give vent to my complaint; I want to speak out of the bitterness of my inner self. I will say to God, ‘You should not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me’ ” (Job 10:1–2). He repeats and recasts his elevated and prolonged complaints in surprising similes: “Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?” (Job 10:10).
Although his boldness and forcefulness might be shocking to us, we also understand how someone dealing with pain and grief might wrestle with these thoughts.
The book of Job ends with God silencing Job and his friends. Job’s demeanor changes when God sets everyone’s perspective right. But how should we understand these passages? Should we complain like Job when we feel frustrated by the disappointments in life?
Job’s complaints stemmed from a sense of loss—a realization that something was not right with the current state of affairs. This doesn’t mean that all complaints are motivated by complete ingratitude. Sin, loss, injustice, hurt, and evil in the world are not reasons to dismiss our cares. Indeed, God is concerned about our cares, and He wants to know them.
But the things we wrestle with should first be brought to God. We should bring our complaints to Him, ready to have our hearts and minds examined by His Word. Not only is He very concerned about our circumstances, but He also knows our hearts and can judge our complaints rightly. He can comfort us in sorrow and provide us with all that we need. Jesus died to set right the things that are wrong with the world, so we can be completely assured of His love and care for us.
How are you responding to events in your life? How can you bring your complaints to Him?
August 22 - Jesus’ Availability to Jairus
#LifeOfChrist
“Jesus got up and began to follow him, and so did His disciples” (Matthew 9:19).
Jesus was always willing to go out of His way to serve others in the Father’s name. This trait was certainly evident as Christ reached out to Jairus with accessibility and availability. There were certainly many other needy people in the region near Jairus, but the urgency of the synagogue leader’s circumstances demanded that Jesus go to Jairus’s home. From a distance the Lord could have sent the power to raise the man’s daughter from the dead. He chose, however, to manifest selfless love and compassion by following the grieving Jairus to his home.
God is sensitive not only to the needs of the many but to the cry of individuals in need. The Holy Spirit’s work through Philip in Acts 8 illustrates this principle. In the midst of a highly profitable ministry in Samaria, an angel dispatched the evangelist to Gaza (v. 26). Right away Philip met the Ethiopian eunuch, the royal official who served the queen of Ethiopia. When the Holy Spirit prompted Philip to approach the man, the evangelist found an eager seeker about the things of God and was able to lead him to saving faith in Christ (vv. 35–37).
God sometimes leads us, as He often led His own Son and the early disciples, to temporarily set aside a larger ministry to focus on the need of one person—and He wants us to be available. After all, Jesus did promise that every single individual who genuinely “comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6:37).
Ask Yourself
Who comes to mind when you think of someone God has called you to influence at this point in time? Avoid the temptation to withhold yourself from others, not wanting to get involved in the messiness of their needs and problems, when Jesus has called you to compassion.
#LifeOfChrist
“Jesus got up and began to follow him, and so did His disciples” (Matthew 9:19).
Jesus was always willing to go out of His way to serve others in the Father’s name. This trait was certainly evident as Christ reached out to Jairus with accessibility and availability. There were certainly many other needy people in the region near Jairus, but the urgency of the synagogue leader’s circumstances demanded that Jesus go to Jairus’s home. From a distance the Lord could have sent the power to raise the man’s daughter from the dead. He chose, however, to manifest selfless love and compassion by following the grieving Jairus to his home.
God is sensitive not only to the needs of the many but to the cry of individuals in need. The Holy Spirit’s work through Philip in Acts 8 illustrates this principle. In the midst of a highly profitable ministry in Samaria, an angel dispatched the evangelist to Gaza (v. 26). Right away Philip met the Ethiopian eunuch, the royal official who served the queen of Ethiopia. When the Holy Spirit prompted Philip to approach the man, the evangelist found an eager seeker about the things of God and was able to lead him to saving faith in Christ (vv. 35–37).
God sometimes leads us, as He often led His own Son and the early disciples, to temporarily set aside a larger ministry to focus on the need of one person—and He wants us to be available. After all, Jesus did promise that every single individual who genuinely “comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6:37).
Ask Yourself
Who comes to mind when you think of someone God has called you to influence at this point in time? Avoid the temptation to withhold yourself from others, not wanting to get involved in the messiness of their needs and problems, when Jesus has called you to compassion.
Forwarded from CHRISTIAN STUDY BIBLE (Dr. 🚀 T͜͡I͜͡M͜͡O͜͡T͜͡H͜͡Y͜͡ 📑)
Elihu argued Job's sins couldn't hurt God and his righteousness couldn't help Him—then declared God teaches through suffering. What did Elihu say God does for the afflicted through their pain that makes it purposeful rather than pointless?
Anonymous Quiz
32%
A) He opens their ear by adversity and commands them to turn from iniquity to restoration
23%
B) He shows them the measure of their pride and waits until they have nothing left but Him
36%
C) He withdraws His face until repentance breaks through and the afflicted cry out for mercy
9%
D) He sends messengers through the night seasons to explain what the suffering is meant to teach
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Every younger man needs older men who will say:
"Follow Christ."
"Kill that sin."
"Love your wife."
"Get back up."
"I am praying for you."
Younger men, do you have someone like this to mentor you?
Older men, who could you come alongside and start mentoring?
"Follow Christ."
"Kill that sin."
"Love your wife."
"Get back up."
"I am praying for you."
Younger men, do you have someone like this to mentor you?
Older men, who could you come alongside and start mentoring?
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A question every parent should ask: "If my children became Christians who looked exactly like me, would I rejoice...or be concerned?"
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No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the One who enlisted him.
- 2 Timothy 2:4
Christian warrior, be careful today not to get entangled in worldly things that take your focus off of Christ and your mission in Him!
- 2 Timothy 2:4
Christian warrior, be careful today not to get entangled in worldly things that take your focus off of Christ and your mission in Him!
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WEEK 3 — Suffering, Healing & Presence
Dear Daughter,
Even Job's friends did their best work in the first seven days — when they simply sat in the ashes and said nothing.
Celebrate the marriages that survived not by having every answer, but by sitting in the ash together without leaving.
Presence outlasts advice.
'They sat with him… and no one spoke a word' (Job 2:13).
When did silence do more for your marriage than any solution?
#DearDaughter #SilentFaithfulness #StrongMarriage
Dear Daughter,
Even Job's friends did their best work in the first seven days — when they simply sat in the ashes and said nothing.
Celebrate the marriages that survived not by having every answer, but by sitting in the ash together without leaving.
Presence outlasts advice.
'They sat with him… and no one spoke a word' (Job 2:13).
When did silence do more for your marriage than any solution?
#DearDaughter #SilentFaithfulness #StrongMarriage
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Aug 22 (Sat) — RIDDLE-ORACLE
"The Vine, the Branch, and the Second Branch Beside It"
A branch cannot bear fruit alone — cut off from the vine, it withers by nightfall. John 15:5 gives the first riddle. But here is the second, hidden one: two branches grafted into the same Vine do not compete for the sap — they SHARE it, and both grow stronger for it. 🍇🌿
Your marriage is not two vines tangled together, fighting for root and light. It is two branches, drawing from the SAME source, bearing fruit that neither could grow alone. 🔥
❓ Are you drawing your strength from the Vine — or trying to feed off your spouse instead?
❓ What fruit is your marriage bearing that only Christ could have grown?
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#StrongMarriage #StudyBibleFam
"The Vine, the Branch, and the Second Branch Beside It"
A branch cannot bear fruit alone — cut off from the vine, it withers by nightfall. John 15:5 gives the first riddle. But here is the second, hidden one: two branches grafted into the same Vine do not compete for the sap — they SHARE it, and both grow stronger for it. 🍇🌿
Your marriage is not two vines tangled together, fighting for root and light. It is two branches, drawing from the SAME source, bearing fruit that neither could grow alone. 🔥
❓ Are you drawing your strength from the Vine — or trying to feed off your spouse instead?
❓ What fruit is your marriage bearing that only Christ could have grown?
👉 t.me/StudyBibleFam
#StrongMarriage #StudyBibleFam
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