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The Difficulty of Faith

Page 199 – The Bottle House “Stacy, there’s never a time that God is not watchingover you and acting for your good. That’s not the difficultpart of our faith. It’s easier to trust God for a miracle inour lives, but it’s much more difficult to trust when thatmiracle does not arrive. That is the difficulty
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Even Servants Need Rest

Page 179-180 – The Bottle House Chaplain Miller narrowed his eyes in concentration. “Yes, there are dozens of verses in the Bible about being a servant to others. We are, indeed, called to be servants of Christ, and that means, in part, that we minister to others. But when we take on so much we
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Different Kinds of Strengths

Page 156-157 – The Bottle House “Strength comes in different forms, Stefan,” Chaplain Miller said gently. “As you know, there is physical strength. Having the power to put one foot in front of the other sometimes requires more strength than a football player needs on the field.” Chaplain Miller paused a moment to let his
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No Shadows

Page 155 – The Bottle House “It’s interesting you speak of a shadow following you. We know, of course, that shadows are made by light.” Chaplain Miller stood up and moved over to one of his desk lamps. He removed the shade, then picked up the lamp by its base and moved around his desk
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Does God Care About Me?

Page 146 – The Bottle House Chaplain Miller closed his Bible. “God promises, ‘I will never leave you, nor forsake you. I will strengthen you and help you. I will take away every tear from your eyes.’ I could list the promises of God all afternoon. But I’ll just say this today … God loves
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God’s Timing is Sometimes Hard

Page 146 – The Bottle House “The Apostle Peter reminds us in his second book, chapter three, verse eight, that ‘with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.’ God is not time-bound. This is good news, whether we’re grieving the loss of a loved one
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All By Myself

767) One of the heaviest burdens a person can carry is when he or she thinks they are all alone. Your heart is crushed, your stomach is queasy, you’re not sleeping well at night and when you sit in the silence, the pain is so strong; it feels like it’s eating you alive. David knew
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The Difference Between Hope and Faith

639) Sometimes people confuse “hoping for” with “faith”. The thought is that I hope that God’s promises are true versus, I believe they are. If we think God’s promises are only hopefuls, making plans and life-decisions based on this foundation would be imprudent.  If we know that God keeps His word because we’ve seen Him
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Follow the Leader

575) Reading of the Shackleton Expedition to the South Pole, one of his team members points out, “If there is danger ahead, Shackleton always went first.” We may not have a “Shackleton” in our lives but God promises this very thing. Deuteronomy 31:8 tells us that God goes before us, allowing nothing to happen that
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You Have a Purpose

517)   Colossians 1:16 tells us that, as God’s children, we do have a purpose, we are created “for Him.” If we look at this closely, our decisions should be made with this in mind. It’s easy to get caught up in ourselves but that’s not our purpose.
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