5 results for tag: Christian life lessons
Flexibility: Living on God’s Timetable
By Myles Morrison
I don’t know about you, but I like everything to be worked out ahead of time. Make things simpler and easier with planners, schedules, and alarms. Know where everything is and how everything is done; being able to have control. With these things, you can write out the rest of your life. Doesn’t that sound great?
I used to be at a point where I thought I had my life planned out. That was until I allowed this control to become pride. This led to suddenly losing everything, focusing on the negatives, feeling like a failure, and being angry and frustrated at the God who would do nothing to harm me. That’s the thing about ...
Losing it All to Gain Everything
By Ryan Everritt, CBM National Intern -
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV) “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
How often do we thank God? I can't answer for anyone but myself. And you know your own self. It's easy to thank God for a new day and the food you eat. But do we thank God “in all circumstances”--even in the hard times? Surely when you get a job promotion, or you get a new car, or something wonderful happens, there's cause for celebration. But what if you lost your job, your home, or a family member passed away--what then? Will you blame God or thank Him giving them to you ...
Christian Internship – Blind to the Obvious
By CBM National intern, Jamie Carpenter -
The Lord is always doing something in our lives even if it is not easy for us to see. When I began the CBM National Internship Program I had an idea of what I was getting into, but experiencing it first-hand was like nothing else I’ve encountered. As I mentioned in my very first blog, God worked in me in tremendous ways just within the first month that I was at CBM National Headquarters. As I continued my time at various CBM areas, it became harder to see what the Lord was doing in my life even though I knew He was working. How silly of me to find it difficult to see what the Almighty God is doing. If we ...
Christian youth groups – Summer Missionary Interns
What did the youth groups do this summer? Well, in Maryland CBM, one of our areas, their youth learned the joy of serving WITH Jesus by helping to share the Gospel with younger children. They loved it!
Here is a excerpted from the Children’s Bible Ministries of Maryland newsletter:
“This past summer, my friend Emily took two trips- one to Jamaica and the other to Israel. While in Jamaica, she was constructing buildings in the city and playing basketball with the city kids. Some members of her group were robbed during a run. The conditions were not ideal. During her trip to Israel, she was able to see Mt. Caramel where Elijah ...
Where is God Working?
He is working in my life personally. Attacks on my character, having no validity, have been directed at me recently. However, my response to these attacks has surprised even me. I have not arrived at the place of "great joy" or "perfection" talked about in James 1:2-4, but my response to this trial has shown me that God has been working in my life.
Earlier in my life, my reaction would have been one of anger and self-defense. Instead, I am finding a sincere peace and calmness through my relationship with Jesus. This was confirmed as I was reading in 1 Peter. 1Peter 1:21 says, " For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as ...
