2008-09-05T13:31:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/pain http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Gas-Pains-and-Expensive-Trips-8079 2008-09-05T13:31:04-05:00 Thinking about how much it’s going to cost you. That’s an important part of making any important decision. You know, a lot of people have squandered a life that matters on some decisions where they never thought about how expensive it was going to be ultimately. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/The-Surprise-in-the-Storm-8087 2008-09-05T13:20:52-05:00 The storm that looked like it was going to destroy them actually made them stronger.” Oh wait. That’s not just trees—that’s us. The Bible says, “We rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us” (Romans 5:3-5). http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Baggage-Wars-8091 2008-09-05T13:17:00-05:00 It is sad how many of us actually live that way. You know, watching the same old baggage of our life going around and around again. We keep replaying the hurts and the pain and we keep ourselves from the hope that inspires a life that matters. And we just keep feeding our resentment and our anger and our depression, our dark side, and that only hurts us. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Healing-Power-of-Exercise-5639 2008-08-29T09:45:08-05:00 You can speed up your healing by doing what you do not feel like doing; getting involved with people when you feel like withdrawing from them, getting active when you feel like being inactive, charging into some ministry or helping role when you feel like retreating, looking for someone whose need you can meet instead of someone who can meet yours. The hurt you have been through will give you the sensitivity and the credentials to minister to other hurting people. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/The-Best-Seats-in-the-House-4475 2008-08-29T00:51:27-05:00 Those who have suffered painfully, those who have been hurt deeply, they are the people who have - or can have - a view of the awesomeness of God that others never see. And if you are going through a long, dark valley right now, there's hope here for you in seeing beyond the hurt to what can happen if you let your big need open you up to a big God. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Breaking-Through-Thick-Ice-4445 2008-08-28T16:47:33-05:00 It's not easy to melt the ice that has frozen over a sidewalk. It's even tougher to melt the ice that has frozen over someone's heart. That hard, frozen heart may be yours right now - or it may be the frigid condition of the heart of someone you know. Any hard or frozen heart is something that can cause a lot of injury - and can be holding inside a pile of hurt. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Mission/The-Battles-That-Really-Matter-4000 2008-08-01T17:07:34-05:00 Someone we loved was in trouble. It was obvious that we had to drop everything to help put him back together. It was a long, grueling day, much of it spent with a specialist - but with a lot of physical pain for our son and emotional pain for us - his healing began. There are times in our lives when our priorities need a shakeup - and we need to focus the best we've got on helping a loved one in trouble. It happened to Abram in our word for today in the Word of God. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Trapped-By-The-Baggage-4070 2008-08-01T15:50:13-05:00 Here, God has great plans for Saul, but he's not there for them because he's hiding in all this baggage. Over the years, many of God's children have missed God's plan because they were buried in their baggage. Like us that chaotic day at the airport, a lot of us can't move ahead because we've got all this baggage to deal with. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/The-Vacation-You-Can-t-Afford-8063 2008-08-01T12:28:13-05:00 You know it can happen in summer, or any time when your guard is down, or you’re away from people who know you, or you have more time on your hands. It’s called a spiritual vacation. It turns into a vacation from God, and maybe losing a life that matters. The most expensive vacation you’ll ever take because your enemy, the devil, never takes a vacation. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/What-You-Gain-From-What-You-Lose-5279 2008-07-31T10:44:14-05:00 God has a wonderful way of adding or deepening some precious qualities through our times of loss and limitation and pain. Some of the most unforgettable people I've ever met have been people who've suffered much more than I have, and they will tell you that it was their struggle that made them strong. You may not like the process; you probably won't. But you'll like the beautiful results that can come from the process, if you choose to let it make you better instead of making you bitter.