2012-11-29T11:28:58-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/problem/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/pollution-leaves-a-trail-6754 2012-11-29T11:28:58-05:00 Sin twists everything around. You can't sin in a vacuum. You have an ugly trail of wounded people left behind when you're living outside of Christ's boundaries. There's pollution spattering everywhere close to you when you depart from the Word of God. The two you're hurting the most? You and a Savior who loves you very much; who died so you don't have to do that sin. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/going-direct-6739 2012-11-08T13:06:41-05:00 One of the most disobeyed commandments of Jesus is to settle it with your brother. I think we ought to be asking each other, when someone comes to us with a problem about another person, "Have you talked to them? Have you talked to the real person involved?" Because when it comes to healing broken relationships, don't go to any more outsiders. Go direct! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/avoiding-the-backlash-thats-building-behind-you-6686 2012-08-27T14:50:27-05:00 Stop running from what you should be facing. You've got to face the pressure, face the storm, face the issue, and if need be, face the Lord. Trade in that false and temporary security we feel by trying to escape. Trade that for the real security of the peace of Almighty God. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/lighten-up-6639 2012-06-21T10:30:11-05:00 Could it be that your family could use a few laughs; some crazy, impulsive experiences; a parent who can kid himself about his own weaknesses. Laughing gets people to laugh, and relaxed kids communicate more, and relaxed parents make better decisions. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/custom-tailoring-for-the-fit-you-need-6623 2012-05-30T11:27:07-05:00 God gives grace customized for every experience that He sends or He allows in your life. There is dying grace; you say, "I don't know how I would ever handle dying." Well, of course, you're not doing it now; you don't need it now. But haven't you seen people with dying grace? You get it when you need it. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/when-you-know-the-final-score-6542 2012-02-07T14:18:30-05:00 Live expectantly! The battle is not yours; it is God's. You can be more than conqueror, and He says it's in the middle of life's most intense moments. After all, you're sitting back watching how God is going to win this one, because you know the final score, and your Father will decide the outcome. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/spiritual-termites-6463 2011-10-20T11:15:52-05:00 the defeat you're experiencing—it's not to bury you, it's to draw your attention to the sin you've consistently ignored. So exterminate the sin; do a little rebuilding, and you'll be stronger than ever. With the weakness inside corrected, you can be a winner again. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-shark-syndrome-6454 2011-10-07T11:22:33-05:00 Here's a good prayer for today, "Dear Lord, help me. Teach me to be an over-looker." Don't add up the hurts and the wounds and pounce on them. Let it go! Who needs any more sharks anyway? Swim on by. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-rest-of-the-story-6432 2011-09-06T09:49:08-05:00 Think about that person you care about, or that person who's hard to care about. You can focus on what they're putting you through, or what they're going through. And if you'll get the rest of the story, you'll be just like Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/you-can-t-make-it-go-away-6333 2011-04-21T09:58:54-05:00 If you're hoping to pay off sin with some good things you do, and you think that will work at your appointment with God, it's not going to work. The payment has already been made. The only question God will ask you is not, "What did you do with church?" But, "What did you do with My Son who died for you?"