Articles Tagged 'Trouble'

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.

The Pentecost Challenge

Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle Coffee Company and visiting with friends about Pentecost Sunday and knowing each other's names.

We long for the day when we know fully, even as we are fully known!

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?

The Pentecost Challenge

Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle Coffee Company and visiting with friends about Pentecost Sunday and knowing each other's names.

We long for the day when we know fully, even as we are fully known!

The Long, Hard Chill of Winter

Phil Ware talks about the harshness of a long, cold, hard winter and the trials and troubles we must endure as believers.

Are you ready for the long hard chill of winter?

In the Face of Uncertain Odds

Melissa Troyer reminds us of Jesus who brings peace in the worst of storms, both the early disciples in a boat and us in our troubled world.

Don't focus on the building waves or let the pitching boat convince you otherwise.

Aligning My Steps with God's Plans!

Dr. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware invite you to join us for our Sunday Verse of the Day home worship guide and videos, called ToGather.church!

You're invited to use our worship guide for your home or group worship!

Beyond Trite Slogans to Real Help

Phil Ware writes about Romans 8:22-29, the bondage to decay that our world faces, our own troubles and hardships, and slogans that we often use and abuse to try to encourage people who are grieving, wounded, or hurt.

How can we say these things and really mean them when trying to help those who hurt?

Desert of Trial

James Nored and Phil Ware discuss the temptations and trials of Jesus and why they are important to us and what they have to say to us as people who are part of God's story.

Because he knew the true and living God, the heart behind the Scriptures, he could recognize the forger, the fraud — Satan — who tried to distort and misuse truth and Scripture.

He Entered Your World

Max Lucado reminds us that Jesus longs for us to draw near to him in our times of troubles, problems, challenges, pain, and trials.

God drew near to us in Jesus, so why would we not come to him with our challenges, troubles, and trials?

Shape Your Worries into Prayer

Tom Norvell reminds us to take our worries, our concerns, our troubles, and turn them into prayers and praises.

In those times of restlessness and anxiety, where do we turn for relief?

Desert of Trial

James Nored and Phil Ware discuss the temptations and trials of Jesus and why they are important to us and what they have to say to us as people who are part of God's story.

Because he knew the true and living God, the heart behind the Scriptures, he could recognize the forger, the fraud.

I Won't Let You Go!

Phil Ware reminds us of the great truth of Jesus' steadfastness and faithfulness, he won't let us go.

What is this peace? What is this overcoming Jesus talks about?

The Perfect Storm

Max Lucado reminds us about finding ourselves about being in a perfect storm and receiving God's perfect peace.

You don’t need to be a fisherman to experience a perfect storm.

A Thanksgiving Conversation

Tom Norvell shares an imaginary but important conversation between himself and God.

What would a frank conversation between us and God about thankfulness look like?

After the Crowd Has Gone

Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus gave us a great example on how to deal with the challenges we face after a great thanksgiving feast.

Thanksgiving is over; so what do we do now as we return to the challenges of life?

Don't Fix Stupid with Stupid!

Max Lucado challenges us to do the right thing, to obey God, and not follow one stupid decision with another.

Stupid is as stupid does, so don't be...

When Life Takes You Off Guard

Rubel Shelly reminds us that the heroes of scripture had to endure many of the same kinds of challenges we do, that is what makes their witness so powerful.

We need to remember that hardship and family dysfunction and unfairness are not new for God's people and are the backdrop of their courageous lives of faith.

Calm in the Midst of Chaos

Rubel Shelly reminds us about God's enfolding peace in the middle of life's worse storms and that this has been true for centuries.

Do those old passsages really have something to say today?

Losing Your Footing?

Rubel Shelly reminds of where to go in our troubling times.

What do you do when you lose your grip?

Safe Place?

Rubel Shelly writes about the terror attack in France and about how we can only find our security in God.

Where can we go and know that we are truly safe?

The Gift We Really Need

Cathy Messecar reminds us what we need most at Christmas and that only God can give us what humanity and our broken world cannot give.

So watcha asking for this Christmas?

The Rhythms of the Kingdom

Tim Woodroof continues his series on change in the book of Acts and the changes facing the church today.

In the ups and downs of church life, is it good to be on a plateau?

How Cowards Become Heroes

Rubel Shelly uses the story of John Callender's failure and subsequent courage to remind us how to overcome the failure of our past.

Does such a transformation actually happen?

More than a Gamble over Clothes

Phil Ware shares some thoughts on the soldiers who gambled over Jesus' garments as he died and then later came to faith.

Is there a higher gamble that one can make in life?

It All Begins with...

Phil Ware completes his two article series on being strong and courageous and being ready to see God do great things among us.

Why are we so afraid to do what God makes clear is our next step?