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Tagged: benefits of adversity

What Really Matters in Life: Lessons from Alone: Benefits of Adversity
Posted on Thursday, August 12th, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Adversity, Alone, benefits of adversity, Carol McClain, Discovery's Alone, Gal 6:7-8, Jer 29:11, Lessons from Alone, Vancouver Island, what really matters in life, Writing Redemption

@carol_mcclain “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to the flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.“ Galatians 6:7-8 . Adversity Creates Determination I don’t need to tell you, we, …[ read more ]
Benefits from Suffering: Truth of God’s Love For You
Posted on Thursday, February 13th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, benefits from suffering, benefits of adversity, Carol McClain, Does God love me?, God loves you, God's love, God's love in a hard life, how adversity shows God's love, James 4: 1-2, Psalm 30:5, Romans 5:4, romans 8: 35-39, Suffering and God's Love, Writing Redemption

By Carol McClain “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask” James 4: 1-2. …[ read more ]

How To Find God: Give Up

@carol_mcclain I heard a strange application about the rich young ruler last Sunday. The gist of the message: find God--give up. Yep. You read that right. Give up. To refresh your memory, Jesus encountered a rich, young ruler who asked what he needed to do to be saved. Jesus said, “... go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” We've squirmed under this Scripture wondering how we'd pay our bills if we sold everything, or afford a Casting Crowns concert, or new vacuum cleaner bags. But… ...[ full story ]

Carol McClain