Brad Robertson: Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 3:50 PM
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be obvious to everyone. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things. |
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Brad Robertson: Posted on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 1:52 PM
Most, if not all of us, have said the following to God, "God, I just don't understand." The reason we have said this to God is because something has happened, or didn't happen, that we don't understand.
Maybe this is you.
You have said to God, "God, I just don't understand."
Your heart is hurting. Your mind is confused.
You were told by your Pastor, Bible teacher, small group leader, mentor, or friend that through your faith, through your right believing in the finished work of Jesus, God would bless you with a better job, a restored marriage, a healed body. |
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Brad Robertson: Posted on Friday, August 22, 2014 3:15 PM
You have prayed for years. You have believed for years. You have had faith for years. Still everything in your life continues to spiral down.
You sought God. You gave your life to God. You asked God for guidance. You asked God for provision. And everything falls apart.
You trusted in God's word that he rewards those who diligently seek him. Yet, rather than reward, you received hurt and pain.
Now you are left with your faith shattered. Your heart hurting. Your hope diminished. |
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Brad Robertson: Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014 10:00 AM
Marty hung up the phone in tears after learning his baby had been delivered stillborn. With his head buried in his hands, he said, "Is God punishing me?"
You see, Marty had lived a sinful life for many years. During this time, he had lost his first wife and child in an auto accident. So Marty felt God was punishing him for his life of sin through the death of his first family and stillborn child.
Marty is not the only one who feels this way. Many people feel the difficulties and tragedies in their lives are God's punishment for their sins. |
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Brad Robertson: Posted on Friday, November 1, 2013 1:21 PM
If you have never seenUndercover Boss, it is about CEO's who step out of their corporate world and, in disguise, step into the real world of their employees by working side by side with them. From this experience, they learn much about the everyday lives of their employees both on and away from their jobs. Through this experience, the CEO's develop a greater understanding of their employees, which enable them to sympathize with them in ways they never could have if they had never stepped out of their corporate world and into the real world of their employees. |
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Brad Robertson: Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 8:39 PM
There are
times in our lives when we become disappointed with God. We become
disappointed because something we longed, prayed, and believed God for
went unfulfilled. Not only did it go unfulfilled, but the exact opposite
happened bringing tremendous pain into our lives. As a result, we
become disappointed with God.
Disappointment
with God can cause us to become bitter and angry toward God. It can
cause us to doubt if God really cares or doubt if God exists at all.
Discouragement and despair sets in. |
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Posted on Saturday, July 13, 2013 7:57 PM
Life is filled with pain, problems, and pressures. Each of these drives us to God in prayer. Through prayer, we share our feelings with God and make requests of God. With faith, we continue to pray even though we do not see evidence that God hears our prayers at all. However, after much prayer over the course of a long period of time, we feel as if our prayers have gone unheard and unanswered. Eventually, we reach the point where we want to give up on prayer. We lose hope. We lose confidence. We lose faith. |
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Brad Robertson: Posted on Monday, March 18, 2013 3:59 PM
Many times in our lives we are hurt by something someone says or does to us. What we do when we are hurt will determine if we move forward into a better and brighter future or backwards into a deeper and darker misery. Below, you will find four responses we have toward people who hurt us that push us backward into a deeper and darker misery and four responses that move us forward into a better and brighter future. The responses we choose will determine if we will move into a deeper and darker misery or better and brighter future. |
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Brad Robertson: Posted on Monday, March 11, 2013 1:11 PM
John Maxwell once said, "Before you put others in their place, put yourself in their place." It is so easy to seek to put people in their place who are struggling and suffering. From our vantage point, we believe we know why they are struggling and really believe they need to hear what we have to say. We believe if they would listen to what we have to say, then they would be in a different place, a better place. However, most of the time, we really do not know how they are feeling, all that is going on in their lives, what they are battling, or even all that is happening in the unseen spiritual warfare taking place behind the scenes of their lives. |
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Brad Robertson: Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:48 PM
There are good times in life when all is going well. There are other times when life is difficult, when we struggle from day to day. It is a struggle to get up...to get going...to smile. We feel like we are on the outside looking in. These days are hard, lonely. They feel as if they will never end. As much as we wish they would end, each day seems to be a repeat of the day before. Below are areas we all struggle in at times and some encouraging words for those who are struggling now.
We struggle with fear. |
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