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Joy is a life vest

Posted on September 24, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Joy

For the Christian, joy is not rooted in some vague, self-generated sense of well being. Joy is rooted in the character of God and an understanding that Jesus has made a provision for us.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: difficulty, fruit, joy, Spirit, suffer, trial

More than you can handle

Posted on May 28, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

On the surface, it seems correct to say that “God will not give you more than you can handle.” Paul does tell us in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that God will not allow us to be tempted beyond our ability to escape the situation. But it is a huge jump to infer from this that God will not allow you to encounter situations that you cannot handle.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: burden, handle, temptation, trial, weight

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