Articles Tagged 'Hard Times'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

Tough Times Toughen

Tough times, even when they are filled with temptation can help us grow and better appreciate good times when they come.

Wow, tough times can be hard, but is there a payoff to them?

Give Your Fears to the Father

Max Lucado reminds us that Jesus made all sorts of faces as he lived life much as we do, and because he has been where we are, even in the darkest of times, we can turn to him and find grace to help us in our times of need.

How remarkable that Jesus felt such fear. But how kind that he told us about it.

Just Part of the Job

Rubel Shelly reminds us that the real challenge is to be resourceful and take our meager resources and big challenges and put them in the hands of the Living God.

A brain injury and a call for the maintenance man?

Steering through the Storms

Rubel Shelly talks about how we can navigate through the economic and political storms and also reminds us that adversity is the opportunity for new beginnings.

How are you going to find your way through the mess?

One Phone Call

Russ Lawson reminds us that we had better follow through on those things that are most important to us because all we have is now.

Why wait to the last minute to make the call?

Free to Serve

Paul Faulkner reminds us that because of Jesus, even difficult tasks are a blessing to do.

If I am free, why would I want to be a servant?

Too Much Rain!

Katha Winther reminds us that life can be full of periods of bad things and rainy days with floods, but God has not forsaken or abandoned us and will see us through.

What can you do when the rain falls and the floods come?

Tough Times Toughen

Tough times, even when they are filled with temptation can help us grow and better appreciate good times when they come.

Wow, tough times can be hard, but is there a payoff to them?

Making God Laugh

God is really in control, and is at our side, and in control of our agenda if we will loosen up and let him lead us.

Should this actually be one of our life goals?

Controlling Change or Changing Control

The world is changing and we lose control, but the real issue isn't controlling as it is yielding to the one in control.

What do you do when you can't control your life?

More Than a Magical Symbol

The Cross must be more than a mere magical symbol to ward off evil, it must be the power of God for our lives.

What does the Cross mean to you?