The Blessings of Trials

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  1. Hoosier Mama

    Hoosier Mama New Member

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    This is for those who are struggling right now. Either in pain, or family issues, or anything. I thought of many of my friends here when I read this and wanted to share it and hope that it can bring some comfort and encouragement to all of you! You are all in my prayers.:love:

    http://www.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/11537079/
     
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    appleOmyeye New Member

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    Thanks, Leslie!
     
  4. tcup

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    Thankyou!

    Many struggles:( with being new to homeschooling.... I've been in prayer with God about hs or ps for my 15yr daughter for the next 2 yrs or not... waiting on God's direction....

    Thankyou Leslie for the link, it was helpful!

    Mary
     
  5. Hoosier Mama

    Hoosier Mama New Member

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    You are welcome. I am glad you liked it. I understand about your struggle with deciding on ps or hs. We are in the same boat, but our kids are a little younger (12 and 10). We, too, are waiting on God's direction.
     
  6. tcup

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    Leslie,
    I am not familiar with your situation? Are you hs'ing your children now? I also have a 12yr dd who is asking about hs... see wants to hs in high school and take community college classes at the same time...
    take care,
    Mary
     
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    That is great Leslie! So often we hear what the Word says about rejoicing in trials but we don't often hear HOW to react in these trials. That devotion not only outlined God's plan for trials but how to react during a trial. That was great!
     
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    thanks
     
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    Thanks Leslie! At the end of the article is a printer button. It sets it up to print to a page, and it came out very nicely!
     
  10. angan8

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    Praise God when experiencing trials...

    I have found the best thing when experiencing trials is to praise God for them.Not because you feel like it either .
    I have found this works wonderfully.

    From a favourite author -
    The trials of life are God's workmen, to remove the impurities and roughness from our characters. Their hewing, squaring, and chiseling, their burnishing and polishing, is a painful process, it is hard to be pressed down to the grinding wheel. But the stone is brought forth prepared to fill its place in the heavenly temple. Upon no useless material does the Master bestow such careful, thorough work. Only His precious stones are polished after the similitude of a palace.--"Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing," p. 10.
     
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    Thanks Leslie..... you are a sweetie
     
  12. Emma's#1fan

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    Leslie, that was great.
    Thanks for sharing!!!
    Patty
     

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