The Unpredictable God
I was reminded again today that we cannot predict how God will act. The reminder came as I was reading the account in Genesis 32 of Jacob...
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Paula Marolewski
- Dec 14, 2019
- 3 min
The Final Battle
You’ve probably watched a movie or read a book where there was some great battle at the end. What comes to mind for me is the last...
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Paula Marolewski
- Oct 21, 2019
- 1 min
When Failure Is Part of God’s Plan
Too often we hear “If you are walking in God’s will, you cannot fail!” And, viewed from the vantage point of heaven, that is true. But in...
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Paula Marolewski
- Oct 12, 2019
- 2 min
God Is With Us and God Loves Us
Romans 5:3-5 promises something wonderful at the end of our hardships and suffering: HOPE. The verses read “we also exult in our...
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Paula Marolewski
- Oct 12, 2019
- 1 min
Persevering through the Pain
I’ve always been challenged by Romans 5:3-5: “We also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and...
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Paula Marolewski
- Oct 12, 2019
- 2 min
Praying through the Potholes
The road of life is rough. There are times when there are so many potholes that we despair of moving forward at all. Banged, broken, and...
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Paula Marolewski
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Our Glory and Joy
Paul writes in I Thessalonians 2:18-20, “For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our...
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Paula Marolewski
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Doing Good Is a Choice
Doing good is a choice. Paul writes “be careful to engage in good deeds” (Titus 3:8). There is a distinct intentionality about this. If...
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Paula Marolewski
- Jul 24, 2019
- 2 min
Warm Fuzzies and Rods of Iron
“Lord, help me to love that person!” Have you ever prayed that prayer? I have. Perhaps you prayed for help to love a difficult family...
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Paula Marolewski
- Jun 21, 2019
- 1 min
Success - God's Way
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for...
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Paula Marolewski
- Jun 8, 2019
- 2 min
Silver Platters and the Refiner’s Fire
“For He is like a refiner’s fire .... He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine...
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Paula Marolewski
- Jun 8, 2019
- 1 min
Don't Pass Judgment on Pain
When someone we know is suffering, we may not quite “get” why it hurts so much or understand what they are experiencing. We may be...
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Paula Marolewski
- May 26, 2019
- 2 min
10 Keys for Facing Life
There are times when life is just awful. Fortunately, Philippians 4:1-13 gives us ten keys to facing life – no matter what life throws...
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Paula Marolewski
- May 26, 2019
- 2 min
Discontented with Being "Content"
“I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in...
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Paula Marolewski
- May 26, 2019
- 1 min
"No; there is a purpose to your pain."
When we cry out to God for relief from the midst of our pain, there is a very difficult answer that we may receive - and that is the...
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Paula Marolewski
- May 26, 2019
- 2 min
"No; my grace is sufficient."
Let’s look at another “no” answer that God may give us when we cry out to him – one of the most famous of them all: “NO; MY GRACE IS...
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Paula Marolewski
- May 19, 2019
- 2 min
"Yes, but confess."
When we are in trouble or pain or suffering and cry out to God, there is a “Yes” from God we may receive that carries a condition: “YES,...
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Paula Marolewski
- May 19, 2019
- 4 min
"Yes, but wrestle."
Sometimes when we cry out to God for help, he may say, “Yes, but rest.” Other times, he may reply, “YES, BUT WRESTLE.” Jacob found this...
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Paula Marolewski
- May 19, 2019
- 2 min
"Yes, but rest."
There is a response that God may give when we cry out for help that is, to me, one of the most tender answers we can ever hear. It is,...
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Paula Marolewski
- May 19, 2019
- 3 min
"Yes, but fight."
When we are suffering and pray to God for help, one of the answers he may give (and one that we don’t often think of!) is, “YES, BUT...
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