“When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them (Job 29:24).” I think six months of winter is a little much, even for the Finns. Finally, today I have seen the possibility that it might be over. As I walked by the largest lake in the country [...]
Archive for the ‘temptation’ Category
It’s His smile that matters
Posted in backsliding, comfort, God's compassion, God's grace, Jesus, Loving God, relationships, suffering, temptation, tagged depression, House MD on April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dealing with blind spots
Posted in backsliding, God's faithfulness, Health, spiritual warfare, temptation, tagged Adolph Hitler, David, Downfall, Finland, Jebusites, Jerusalem, Matti movie, Matti Nykänen. Lot on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will [...]
Creation is the antidote to temptation
Posted in Creation, God's attributes, God's deliverance, temptation, tagged 12 Steps, Celebrate Recovery, Del Ratsch, Issues in Science and Technology, Michael Crow, None Dare Call It Hubris: The Limits of Knowledge, Science and Its Limits on September 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you! For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, you came [...]
Loneliness: ways to keep Satan way down in the hole
Posted in God's attributes, God's faithfulness, God's grace, spiritual warfare, suffering, temptation, tagged Baltimore, but I ain't that lonely yet, Carter Family, Get Behind Me Satan, I an lonely, Jack White, loneliness, Longing for Virginia, My Old Virginia Home, Seven Nation, The Wire, Virginia, Way Down in the Hole, White Stripes on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his [...]
Boxing with the devil
Posted in backsliding, God's compassion, Obedience, spiritual warfare, temptation, tagged David and Goliath, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, Neko Case, Richard Ford, The sportwriter on September 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed [...]
Celebrate recovery
Posted in backsliding, Christian life, Christian love, Christian Man, Church, Obedience, relationships, temptation, tagged Celebrate Recovery, Dr. David Hawkins, support groups on July 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16).” As I sat in the coffee shop a few days ago, I had an epiphany. I didn’t just have a problem; I WAS the problem. [...]
My family’s main weapon
Posted in Bible, spiritual warfare, suffering, temptation, tagged Finland, Karelia, Paul and Silas, Phillipian jailer, sword, warfare on December 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law (Deuteronomy 29:29).” I used to live in a region of Finland that has been fought over for centuries. It straddles the border with Russia [...]
The Internet doesn’t have to ruin our lives
Posted in backsliding, holiness, Holy Spirit, Lordship of Christ, spiritual warfare, temptation, tagged Internet, Satan, sin of pornography on December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“David said about him:’‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay. [...]
