Resultados para "Waiting" en Religión y espiritualidad

In the summer of 1928, sixteen-year-old Minka was looking forward to a sewing class picnic. This would be a rare chance to put aside farm chores, don a pretty dress, and enjoy an outing with other girls. It would be a day to remember. And it was - but not in the way Minka had dreamed. Cornered by a stranger in the woods, the young girl was assaulted. Minka still believed that the stork brought babies; she would not discover for months that she was pregnant.

This collection of prayers by noted Hebrew Bible scholar Walter Brueggemann can be used in both public worship and private devotion. These prayers run the gamut from particular days in the church year to special moments in the lives of worshiping communities to events playing out on the world stage. In all cases, the prayers show us how God accompanies us through all the moments and stages of our life, bringing us the joys of life even amid a broken and hurting world and especially offering a joyous calling in Christ to serve that world.

Waiting for the Thaw is an inspirational story of one woman’s journey through the darkest depths of loss and her eventual ascension back to a life rich with fulfillment. Patricia Ann’s wonderfully descriptive retelling of her life’s story is absolutely captivating. Pulling the listener in immediately, she describes meeting her future husband, Don, in the most humorous and unexpected way. Then, suddenly, the lights of a young life go dark. Don’s unexpected death is a crushing blow to Patricia and her family.

Too little time is given to waiting on the Lord at our conventions and assemblies, and in our private devotions. Isn’t he willing to make things right in his own divine way? Has the life of God’s people reached the utmost limit of what he is willing to do for them? Surely not...We must give the Lord time and place to show us what he could do and what he will do. The Lord has new developments and new resources. He can do new things, unheard-of things, and hidden things. Let us enlarge our hearts and not limit him.

Throughout our lives, we experience countless periods of waiting. Some moments are mere nuisances—others are daunting seasons filled with intense worry and doubt. We grow impatient by immovable traffic or crave an impending answer to a medical condition. Whatever our current circumstances, our innate response is to take action rather than stay still. In Waiting Isn't a Waste, author Mark Vroegop calls believers to resist the human urge for control and lean on Christ for comfort while we wait for the uncertainties of life to unfold.

Experiencing a health scare, getting a frightening diagnosis, or receiving unfavorable test results can lead you to feel so stuck and alone. Yet you are anything but that. You may wonder how to keep the faith when hit with an unexpected diagnosis. How do you stay afloat when the waves of fear and despair come crashing into your life? How do you find the strength and courage you need to face the day ahead when hope feels lost? This message is for you if you have ever wondered or related to these questions.

Learning to wait, learning to have patience, and learning to trust are all skills known to be exceedingly valuable and helpful in every aspect of life, yet they are also well known for being some of the most difficult traits to practice and even harder to master. Waiting on God discusses the importance of these practices to develop a healthy and fruitful spiritual life and relationship with God. Divided into 31 chapters, this resource is perfect for a month of dedicated, daily improvement in praying to and waiting on a loving God who fulfills every promise.

This volume includes: "When God Doesn't Listen" by Francis Chan; "Submission through Prayer" by James MacDonald; "Waiting On God" by John Ortberg: and "Why We Shouldn't Give Up On Prayer" by Bill Hybels.

These 31 devotionals have the power to transform your prayer life in just one month. Andrew Murray, a 19th-century South African missionary, penned this collection of Christian meditations to guide believers into a closer relationship with God. How often are our prayers concerned primarily with ourselves? Murray asks. He encourages listeners to shift the focus to patient meditation on God and then wait to see what this awareness will bring.

We're all waiting for something. It might be a spouse or a baby. It might be healing or a home. Regardless of what we're waiting for, it's easy to feel discontent when things aren't going as planned and our dreams are delayed—especially when questions of "Why?" and "How long?" remain unanswered. God uses seasons of waiting to teach us patience and make us more like himself. But sanctification is not the only purpose God has in mind. When we wait faithfully with unmet longings, we become a powerful picture of the bride of Christ waiting for the day when he returns and God's kingdom reigns.

We’re all waiting for something. It might be a spouse or a baby. It might be healing or a home. Regardless of what we're waiting for, it’s easy to feel discontent when things aren’t going as planned and our dreams are delayed—especially when questions of “Why?” and “How long?” remain unanswered.

Waiting is a vital part of our stories, and what we do with our times of waiting matter. Life isn't about navigating around seasons of waiting. It is learning to embrace them. In Now Waiting, Sarah will explain how you can remain confident in the goodness of God when your season of waiting leaves you feeling discouraged, frustrated, and left out of God's plan; embrace seasons of waiting as a time to thrive, not just to endure; and find hope in the promises of God for today and tomorrow, even when things aren't going the way you planned.

Life is filled with a purpose. We can view this concept from many facets. Every individual has a purpose to fulfill in every aspect, molded by your identity. The outcome depends on your ability to understand the process. In The Power of Waiting, T.K.Ware and LaTasha Ware, along with a host of others, share insight from a perspective of faith.

Your call to love those who don’t know Jesus does not mean you need to save them. Through real-life guidance and encouragement, Peace in the Waiting helps us navigate the grief, confusion, and urgency we feel for loved ones who have rejected or wandered away from God.

Most of us know what it's like to wait for God to change our circumstances. But whether we're waiting for physical healing, an emotional breakthrough, or better relationships, waiting is something we usually try to avoid. Why? Because waiting is painful and hard. The truth is it's also inevitable. In Still Waiting, Ann Swindell explores the depths of why God wants us to wait by chronicling her own compelling story of waiting for healing from an incurable condition.

Life can become challenging, and obtaining joy feels nearly impossible at times. However, what if I told you that you can experience a life of joy forever? Would you believe me? Probably not, but it's true. I personally know and have experienced both ends of life, which I'll share with you in detail throughout this audiobook.

These days, society tells women they can buy self-care in a store or cross it off a to-do list. In this forty-day devotional, Tiffany Bluhm invites women into a deeper, more meaningful understanding of self-care that includes faith, rest, joy, lament, collaboration, and empowerment. Bluhm shows how self-care is critical to women's spiritual growth and empowerment to make a difference in the world.

The clock is running, but it’s not too late.

The life you once dared to dream of is still available to you. Pete Hise invites you to rediscover the shocking truth of the gospel that has the power to rebuild faulty foundations of identity and open your eyes to new realms of possibility. Isn’t it time to end the cycle of wishing and waiting for life to change - and to stop standing on the sidelines when God Himself is inviting you into the game?

Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people? Warren W. Wiersbe tackles this question as he explores the life of Job in his commentary Be Patient. Through Job's story, we are reminded of God's sovereignty and encouraged to endure the suffering in our own lives.

Step into the Advent season with The Art of Living in Advent, a beautifully crafted daily devotional by Sylvie Vanhoozer. Centered around the traditional French santons, or "little saints," this book invites you to imagine Christ's presence in your daily life―right where you are. Through thoughtful devotions and prompts for prayer and reflection, this devotional offers a creative and meaningful way to deepen your faith this Advent.