Category Archives: trials
Afflictions That Heal Us
Today I especially wanted to share a message the David Wilkerson shared on his blog a few years ago. It is probably one of the better messages I’ve read in quite awhile on the issue of pain and affliction in a believer’s life. I hope this helps! “Curse the scalpel if you must; but kiss [...]
Focus on a Known God
Note: I recently posted this on my blog, Linda Kruschke’s Blog, and right away I knew I needed to post it here at Broken Believers, too. I hope it will encourage many here. Some things in life are unknown. Right now I’m facing the unknown of health concerns. After multiple tests, doctors still don’t know [...]
Treasures that Can Only be Found in the Clay
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves; we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing” 2 Corinthians 4:7-8 (NASB). Paul speaks of treasure, or of something of tremendous worth. We seldom place value on [...]
Painchange: Transforming Life’s Trials
“He comforts us every time we have trouble, so when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort God gives us.” -2 Cor. 1:4, NCV “We are alive, but for Jesus we are always in danger of death so that the life of Jesus can be seen in our bodies that die.” [...]
Safe in the Mouth of Danger
In my dream, I had a vision. An angel of the Lord led me down to the depths of the sea. “What do you see?” the angel asked. I said, “I see a boy, a child, in the mouth of a shark!” “Yes,” the angel said. “But, he is terrified!” I said. “He will be [...]
Everything is Broken
I’m really sad today. There is just too much hurt, too many casualties, too many victims. Job’s reflection was that “man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward” [not really sure I know what the last part means, but the first part is perfectly clear]. We are all citizens of this fallen world. It [...]
Rolling Stones Theology
I was time travelling today. I journeyed back to Christmas, 1972. I had told my parents that life could only have meaning, if I could have just one thing. I held out in hope that on Christmas morning, that I would open up a “rock tumbler.” I was an 11 year old boy, and I [...]
Guidance When Life Hurts You Terribly
Quotes to Guide A.W. Tozer “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He’s hurt him deeply.” (Roots of Righteousness, Chapter 39) Calvin Miller “Hurt is the essential ingredient of ultimate Christ-likeness.” (Quoted in Christianity Today, July 2007, p41) Larry Crabb “Brokenness isn’t so much about how bad you’ve been hurt but [...]
Broken Prayers From the Edge
I lock the doors. Close the curtains. And let God have it. I clinch my fists in a maddening rage as my hands tremble violently. Within moments, my fingers ache from the intense, white-knuckle tightness. And my forearms cramp up. The blood rushes to my head. And my eyes burn and burn and burn from the [...]