Thoughts along the Journey…
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- Growing in Grace
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- Trusting God
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Trusting God Through Affliction
When we are experiencing affliction of any kind, it can be easy for our view of who God is to become distorted. So how can we stay close to God during a trial? Psalm 119:75-76 shows us the trusting response of a heart close to God through its time of affliction.
A Heart Prepared
Growing up, we always had a garden, and I learned early on that before you could plant anything, the soil had to be prepared. God tells us in the book of Hosea that our hearts need to be prepared, just like the soil in a garden or field.