2013-12-20T06:00:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/patience/ http://faithgateway.com/humility/ 2013-12-20T06:00:03-05:00 Have you ever celebrated a holiday named Memas? Some people observe it every December 25. For them, the Christ of Christmas has been replaced by a me-centered worldview. This is a celebrity generation in which everyone wants little flashes of fame and fortune. One of the reasons the average wedding costs almost thirty thousand dollars […] http://faithgateway.com/but-i-have-right-to-be-angry/ 2013-11-02T06:00:03-05:00 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. — James 1:19-20 I had been lied to, betrayed, and hurt. I was angry and felt I had every right to be. Anger crushed my desire to forgive. […] http://faithgateway.com/10-parenting-tips-p-list/ 2013-10-04T14:41:41-05:00 Our children need walls. That’s why God gives them moms. I know it sounds crazy, but I found my parenting vision and plan in the Old Testament book of Nehemiah. Stay with me, now. Nehemiah was an amazing man who lived about twenty-five hundred years ago. Yes, the world has changed a bit since then, […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-nip-factor-6960 2013-09-17T12:37:46-05:00 you will experience Christ's love and Christ's power on a new level as He overrules your tendency to snarl or to bite. The people around you don't need a wound from you, they need supernatural love. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/never-in-the-oven-too-long-6799 2013-01-31T09:56:06-05:00 Right now, maybe all you know is it's really hot. Well, you have a guarantee from the Master Potter, "not beyond what you can bear." Oh, He might take you to the edge, but He'll never allow you to go over. God will let the heat make you stronger, but He'll never leave His masterpiece in the oven too long. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-pregnant-pause-6767 2012-12-18T09:39:14-05:00 God has started His greater good, but right now it's just shaking up your world. Oh, He'll explain it. He'll fulfill it in the future. But now, in between, obey before you understand - like a boy jumping off a sled before his Dad told him why. Joseph discovered that the apparent disaster is actually clearing the way for a mighty work of God. You've just got to obey in the meantime. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/how-to-avoid-a-spiritual-hernia-6684 2012-08-27T14:48:43-05:00 Don't get it backwards. You're not the vine producing the fruit. Jesus said, "I'm the vine. All you are is the branch." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/cleared-for-takeoff-6608 2012-05-15T10:08:29-05:00 Avoid the heartache that comes from taking off without clearance from the flight controller of your life. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/why-the-coach-schedules-triple-sessions-6533 2012-01-26T14:20:05-05:00 Stay in the ring. You're building experience and that's what gives hope in suffering. There's no way to develop this kind of strength, this kind of toughness, this kind of durability without suffering first. If the coach has scheduled a triple session for you right now, don't despair. Don't give up. Don't quit. Don't leave practice. Let suffering develop patience, let patience develop experience, let experience develop hope. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-yes-the-no-and-the-wait-6493 2011-11-30T10:23:28-05:00 You'll one day thank your Father for the things He denied or the things He postponed for your good. Relax, let your Father drive. You'll love the destination.