Devotionals about Suffering & Trials
Suffering is not the evidence that God has left — it's often where He does His deepest work. The devotionals on suffering and trials below refuse easy answers and sit with the real pain while pointing to the real hope.
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221 devotionals in Suffering & Trials
May 14, 2020
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus Through Life's Storms
My whole life, when I became frustrated with my circumstances, my dad would quote to me, “oh ye of little faith”. I use to make me more mad because I wanted him to tell me what to do or fix it for me. But you see, he was really just telling me where to go for my answers to my problems. “But when...
trialsMay 8, 2020
When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn
I talked to a friend yesterday who was diagnosed with Cancer recently. I wasn’t aware of it, but they caught it early and with some radiation, the doctors feel she should be just fine. But it got me thinking how quickly things can turn in our lives just when we think “we got it”. You see, at any...
gratitudeMay 4, 2020
Grateful in All Circumstances
It’s pretty hard when you’re getting you butt kicked by life to stop and give thanks to The Lord for His blessings. I get it, but it’s something we need to try and work on. “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18 Notice in the s...
hardshipApril 21, 2020
Strength in Weakness Through God's Grace
Let keep digging into 2 Corinthians;“For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us...
mental-healthApril 16, 2020
Cast Your Burden on the Lord
So, over the last week or so I started to allow myself to slide into a funk. For whatever reason, maybe the barrage of bad news in the world, restricted activities, limited social and personal contact, I was slipping into a bit of a depressive state. Then it occurred to me Sunday night as I was m...
gods-planMarch 11, 2020
When Plans Change: Finding God in the Unknown
So, I got back late last night for racing Daytona. I went down there with a plan, what I got was something different. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great time, but I got taken out by another rider and had some weird things happen...things I hadn’t planned on. Sound familiar? In the end, I ended lea...
easterMarch 10, 2020
Take Heart: Jesus Has Overcome the World
As we head into Good Friday and Easter weekend with the Virus Pandemic around us, let’s make a point to focus on our Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, it’s time to remember the words of Jesus, His encouragement to ‘take heart’ as He has overcome the world. What does that mean? It means we have an eter...
sufferingMarch 7, 2020
Restored After Suffering: God's Promise
“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”1 Peter 5:10 I love this verse from Peter. You see, Peter is telling us that all Christians are going to suffer and i...
commitmentMarch 4, 2020
Let Your Yes Be Yes - The Power of True Commitment
How committed are you? What I mean is, do you fear the journey for failure or do you lack the ability to commit to something or someone because you’re quick to take the easier path or better option?I’m asking these questions today because I see a lot of non-committed people in this world today. P...
failureMarch 3, 2020
All Things Work Together - Finding Strength in Failure
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”Romans 8:28 ESVThat is without a doubt, one of my most favorite verses in the Bible...“Everything happens for a reason”,“What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger”, “Embrace...
trialsFebruary 27, 2020
Dignify Your Troubles - Finding Purpose in Hard Times
The hard times you’ve been through, the ones your going through now and the ones you will go through are not for nothing. So don’t complain. “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,”James 1:2 Look, I know it’s hard and I fail at it too, but we need to learn to dignif...
letting-goFebruary 14, 2020
Letting Go of the Past to Embrace God's New Things
So as I was looking around through my notes attempting to find the illusive password that makes some IMAP thingy work for my email on my phone that conveniently quit working on its own, I came across this note I wrote down in 2017...A The basic rule in Biblical personal growth is that the life we...
perseveranceFebruary 10, 2020
Surviving 100% of Life's Challenges
Life keeps going doesn’t it? I love the saying, “you’ve survived 100% of everything you’ve gone through so far, so there’s a good chance you’re going to make it through this...”The things you go through make you unique. Everyone goes through good times, like having a fun day with someone we love....
faithJanuary 20, 2020
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus When the Storms Come
Have you ever given up or known someone who has because they said God never answered them? Maybe you have? I’m talking about giving up believing because your faith left you. Think back to the story of Peter and his crew when Jesus comes walking across the water in the midst of stormy seas. You se...
patienceJanuary 7, 2020
Patience Under Pressure: Building Character
We live in a world that is going by so fast that finding patience is becoming a lost art. However, one of the best ways to be patient is to carry on with life, knowing God is in control...not you. I will say it one more time, “God is in control, not you.” “Not only that, but we rejoice in our suf...
hopeDecember 30, 2019
Hope for the Future, Power in the Present
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”Jeremiah 29:11 If you got to watch any football over the weekend, you probably know by know that Clemson will be playing LSU in the National Championship. But if you misse...
joyDecember 6, 2019
Joy Beyond Happiness: Christ Has Overcome
Jesus said in John 16:33, “In this world, you will have trouble…”That’s almost like a disclaimer for life on earth , you are going to have trouble, whether you are in Christ or not. But the hope that we have is what separates us from the world, and that is why Jesus goes on to say, “But take hear...
perseveranceDecember 5, 2019
Press On: Finding Redemption After Failure
I’ve been reading through a year and a half of my devotionals I’ve written and came across this one from 2018. I love it, so it’s worth rereading. I hope you don’t mind...This life isn’t easy, in fact it’s hard. We all have struggled and we all have failed but we must move on...“Not that I have a...
faithDecember 3, 2019
Walking by Faith Through Life's Storms
So today I’m having surgery for an accident I had racing over the holiday. No big deal, I should be great in a few weeks. But that’s not what today is about. What I want to talk about is faith. Yeah, we talk about it a lot but it is essential we have it. It’s the core of what makes our salvation...
hopeOctober 30, 2019
Hope in the Midst of Waiting
Have you been praying for something for a long time and it hasn’t happened yet? I think at times we all have. Look, we all know that life isn't always easy, I dig it. And more so for a Christian who wants to live a life contrary to the world's philosophies. Sometimes it is tempting to throw in th...
patienceOctober 23, 2019
Learning Patience: Waiting on God's Timing
I have been forced to learn a lot about myself this year and one of the things I’ve learned is I need to get better with patience. Not only with life but mostly with people! I always thought I was a relatively patient person until I started trying to really learn what it meant to be patient...evi...
faithOctober 11, 2019
Walking by Faith, Not by Sight
19So we’ve been pounding out gratitude the last two weeks and while it’s always a great topic and one we need to continue to be intentional about, I want to shift gears a little bit. Why? Well, because I want to talk about something else, like faith! Ha! (And I’m in the book of Mark)I’ve been wat...
peaceSeptember 13, 2019
God's Peace vs. The World's Peace
Can we have peace in our hearts when our world is turned upside down?Pretty good question that requires an honest look inward. You see the kind of peace the world give us is pretty sketch at best. It can change on a whim with no notice at all. Happen to me three weeks ago, may have happened to yo...
jobs-storySeptember 6, 2019
Good and Bad Happen to All: Keep Eternity in Mind
Last thing on Job and suffering and let’s ring in the weekend. Job was a tremendously righteous man and suffered greatly. So do we assume that the more righteous we are the more suffering we are to expect? Not necessarily. The large part of Job’s life features God’s blessings in every way. You se...