2012-02-07T14:18:30-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/your+hard+times 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/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-answer-in-the-mirror-6522 2012-01-10T15:36:30-05:00 Every counselor's first job is to get a person to take the responsibility for their own situation. Whether you're a parent, or a son, or a daughter, or a worker, or a boss, I trust that you will begin to say, "Lord, begin with me." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/tomorrows-weather-6514 2011-12-29T10:29:31-05:00 You can stand this stormy season if you know it won't rain forever. Oh, you have hurt, but because of Jesus you have hope. So don't be discouraged. I have seen tomorrow's weather. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-rewards-of-not-moving-6497 2011-12-06T13:17:28-05:00 Most importantly, follow Christ patiently, doggedly, stubbornly every day for a lifetime. Even when you can't feel anything, when you can't hear His voice, it is the loyal followers of Christ who see Him as nobody else does. 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. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/big-wings-6487 2011-11-22T11:20:48-05:00 Who knows how many times I have been rescued from danger I never even knew by "the man with big wings." The few I do know are just the tip of the iceberg of the countless times God has kept His rescue promise. The little song our kids sang before they went to sleep each night says it all: "Safe am I, safe am I, in the hollow of His hands." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/surprises-in-the-storm-6464 2011-10-20T11:17:21-05:00 it may feel like you're either going nowhere right now or you're on the verge of disaster; maybe on the verge of being blown on the rocks. But remember, the surprise in the storm is this: that God uses these out-of-control times. He uses them to blow His children right where they were supposed to go all along. I know it feels like your life is out of control, but you know what? You're really right on course. 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-hard-times/tired-but-still-ticking-6452 2011-10-04T15:17:18-05:00 When a weary fisherman listened to Jesus in his weariest moments, he enjoyed a wonderful catch. He saw a miracle! Obey the Lord. Give, in those moments when you feel like giving out, and you will receive a surprise in return. Christ can enable you each day to be tired but still ticking.