This Thing is From Me
Sometimes God does things in our lives that seem utterly counterintuitive. I recall being at a conference and right before I was to speak, I’m backstage in terrible pain, hardly able to put two words together in a sentence. The timing was crazy. But I kept hearing God say in First Kings 12, “This thing is from me.” And that was a source of comfort.
Right then, I cast myself onto the Lord and begged him for strength. And you know what? At that conference, God showed up big time. So remember, for each interruption, for every weakness, God is sovereign. And he’s always got a purpose. So, if today you are being tested in a trial, God is saying to you, “This thing is from me.” So, hold on; he is sovereign. The timing may be crazy, but his purposes are always good
Desperate for Hope: Questions We Ask God in Suffering
Vaneetha Risner joins the podcast again to talk about finding true hope in suffering. With a story that includes childhood bullying, losing an infant son, developing post-polio syndrome, and going through an unwanted divorce, Vaneetha has wrestled with God. But through her hardships, God has met Vaneetha in an unmistakable way and she has learned to trust him.
