Suffering

After an accident left her confined to her room in constant pain for the last twenty years of her life, Amy Carmichael penned countless precious letters to her friends. Compiled in the book Candles in the Dark, her letters share her intimate walk with Christ, offering encouragement and hope to those dealing with suffering. Let these words of strength and comfort light your path today like candles in the dark.
 

Finding Hope in Suffering With Amy Carmichael

Struggling to find peace when life doesn’t make sense? This devotional offers an empathetic guide on how to stop asking God, “Why me?” during hard times, and start asking him, “What are you trying to teach me in this?”. Learn to find God in the hard moments of isolation, suffering, failure, and loss. 

Where Is God in This?

What do we do with our pain and joy in life? Most try to avoid the tears and focus on finding happiness, but does that really work? Denial might help to alleviate pain for the short run, but eventually lament must be faced and expressed. The surprising truth is that both laughter and lament together pave the path to radical freedom in Christ.

Laughter and Lament: The Radical Freedom of Joy and Sorrow

Life doesn’t always go the way we expected. You pray with faith, but God doesn’t do what you asked. You seek Him but don’t feel His presence. You’re going through pain, but your cries for relief seem to go unanswered. This Life.Church Bible Plan will guide you through Scriptures to read When God Doesn’t Make Sense.

When God Doesn't Make Sense

In Philippians, Paul says he considers it a "privilege" to be able to suffer for Christ. This might seem puzzling for those of us who are struggling to stay afloat, unable to see how any of it could be for our good. If you've ever wondered why God allows us to suffer, join us in this 5-day study to discover the secret that Paul discovered through the trials he faced.

Suffer Now, Glory Later

Everyone in the world faces failure. The difficult part is to accept it and get back up. Taken from " Management Devotional - 2017", published by Christian Institute of Management, Anand Barnabas (a Patent Attorney from Chennai, India), discusses in 7 days, how a Christian must respond to failure, especially in the workplace and the attitude one should have to continue to grow in the Lord despite facing defeats.

Failing Is Okay

“I heard a friend of mine say in his prayer, ‘Lord, if we don’t have a used-to-be story, then we don’t have a changed life.’”  I quoted these words in a devotional several years ago and was reminded of them today. Let me share my own used-to-be story and maybe you will connect your own life with it.

Rag Doll

Disasters can turn your life upside down, but it helps to recognize our common spiritual, emotional, and physical reactions. This plan points you to time-tested wisdom in the Bible. It suggests skills and resources to get you through hard seasons and move into the future with hope. 

Beyond Disaster: Find Fresh Strength and Hope in the Bible

Has anyone ever crushed your spirit with a cruel word? The theme of these biblical meditations is receiving a kind word from God, reflecting on His powerful words of restorative grace, and encountering the blessing of the love of God. Walking you through the divine tension between moments of peace and panic to benefit from God’s grace to weather the storms and receive holy words of redemptive healing.