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Why Affliction and Suffering Are Part of God’s Plan

Why does God allow us to go through suffering and affliction? It’s actually part of God’s plan. Affliction Was Good Why does God allow us to go through suffering and affliction? It’s actually part of God’s plan, but no one I know would come up to me and say, “Hey, I was afflicted the other […]

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What Jesus’ Disciples Can Expect in This Life

by Jack Wellman

When we are saved, we become disciples of Jesus, but that’s when it really starts to get hard. Expect Persecution When we are saved, we become disciples of Jesus, but that’s when it really starts to get hard. All of a sudden, co-workers, family and friends started distancing themselves from us. We no longer did […]

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Why Pain is a Gift From God

by Jack Wellman

Why would someone believe that pain is a gift from God? In fact, there are several reasons that pain can help us. Dependent upon God Why would someone believe that pain is a gift from God? In fact, there are several reasons that pain can help us. When you’re in pain, and especially when there’s […]

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Why Doesn’t God Stop Suffering in the World?

by Jack Wellman

Why doesn’t God stop all the evil and suffering in the world? Why do even believers suffer unjustly? Good People, Bad Things I’ve heard people ask, “Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?” Well, think about this? What did God the Father ordain for Jesus (Isaiah 53; John 3:16)? Why did […]

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10 Encouraging Bible Verses When You Need Them

by Guest

Are you in good shape? Or, do you suffer from pain? If so, here are ten encouraging Bible verses that may be just what you need. Encouragement Are you in good shape? Or, do you suffer from pain? If so, here are ten encouraging Bible verses that may be just what you need. One author […]

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Making Disappointments God’s Appointments

by Jack Wellman

When disappointments come, and they surely will, let God use disappointments as His appointments Anxiety The byproduct of anxiety is a lack of trust or faith, particularly in God. We let circumstances that we have no control over, control us, and that is not healthy. We take our eyes of God’s sovereignty and onto circumstances, […]

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Can God Teach Us Through Pain? “Pain at the Pump”

by Guest

By Brian Goslee When we go to fill up our cars at the gas pump, sometimes it can be “painful” because of the prices. Sometimes at charity auctions at golf outings or dinners there is an auction basket with gift cards to gas stations that says, “pain at the pump relief.” Well the other day, […]

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The Protective Purpose Of Pain

by Jack Wellman

Why does God allow such pain in our lives? Can something good come out of that pain? No Pain, No Gain Have you heard of the adage, “no pain, no gain?” I know it’s true because I have experienced the pain of working out, or working at a laborious job. I was a janitor for […]

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My Favorite King James Version (KJV) Scriptures To Share With The Hurting

by Pamela Rose Williams

Something the Bible never runs out of is encouragement for the hurting. And hurting can be large or small, long or short and even temporary or permanent. Take a look at some of my favorite KJV Scriptures that I want to share with the hurting. Perhaps they will bless you today or you can bless […]

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Top 15 Christian Quotes About Pain and Suffering

by Pamela Rose Williams

I have often heard people use the idiom “Life is just a bowl of cherries”. The saying can mean that life is great or it can mean just the opposite. ‘Tis true that life can be very pleasant most of the time but to be honest we must admit that sometimes life brings pain and […]

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