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  1. Christsfreeservant

    Down in the Dumps

    Do you ever get down in the dumps? You’ve certainly taken your lumps. Discouragement’s settling in. You wonder if you’ll ever win. Time seems to not be your best friend. You wonder if this will e’er end. Will you ever see the light of day? You cry, and you hope, and you pray. But, time then...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    Abiding Peace

    Pain and sorrow know no bounds. Joy and laughter oft not found. Life depressing, oft distressing, Yields no blessing, so unresting. Trials often multiply. Friends are often passersby. Friendships failing, foes are railing, Hypocrites, they’re often bailing. Feel abandoned, left behind, By...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    Evil Plots Against the Righteous

    Psalms 37:12-15 ESV “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. “The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Heartstrings

    What’s pulling on your heartstrings tonight? Is it concern over a loved one who’s dying? Or o’er someone who’s sad, who is crying? Is it money that seems not to come When you direly need to have some? Is it fire destroying all that’s around? Or, is it water that’s not to be found? Is it that...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Pain and Suffering

    Pain and suff’ring, be like Jesus Who from our sins He did free us. Complications, not vacations, Is our status, is what frees us. “How so,” you may ask, “Do now tell How our suff’ring frees us from hell?” In our suff’ring die now to sin So that vict’ry in Christ you’ll win. Share with Jesus...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    When Thoughts Trouble

    I pray to the Lord When thoughts trouble my mind. I put my trust in Him. Then, peace I do find. I have no control Over what others do. They all have the freedom To others subdue. It pains me to watch How some lie and they trick. Their plans are so sneaky. Their words are so slick. They hate...
  7. I

    God knows!

    God, torn between the compassion and justice of his love, feels emotion so deep it reverberates through every corner of creation. He knows we humans are hurting, scared and longing to be free of the horrors of our painful lives on earth — our every cry, every tear, pierces His heart, the very...
  8. ultra.immaculate

    I can't take this anymore

    Hello, Why should I continue living? ● I'm 34 and single ● I don't have a permanent job which means most of the year every year, I struggle with money ● I live in one room and it is moldy and damp ● I don't have a car ● Nearly all of my friends live abroad, including my best friend ● I have...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    No Matter What

    No matter what your circumstances, You can trust in Jesus Christ. So, in all of your happenstances, Please don’t give up now to strife. I understand in life is hardship, Pain to bear as part of life. Now Jesus suffered much for freedom From our sin, for sin is rife. So trust Him as your Lord...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    The Prayer of Faith

    “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Be Patient! Be Steadfast!

    “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Is Your Faith Growing Abundantly?

    “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Suffering for the Gospel

    “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus...
  14. KevinT

    Thoughts from the Book of Job

    I just got done reading (listening) through the book of Job. I have some thoughts and wanted to get the feedback of others. I know there is another thread right now on Job here, but I didn't want to hijack the direction taken there. Here is my take on Job. Job's understanding of the world...
  15. TheWayOfHoliness

    A call for endurance: The Christian life is a marathon, not a sprint.

    “Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12 ESV) Remember, brothers and sisters, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will face persecution. It will be a hard struggle, and we will face many...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Must We Die to Sin?

    “And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his...
  17. Christsfreeservant

    The Prayer of Faith

    “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    Are We Able?

    Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” Jesus...
  19. Christsfreeservant

    Fully Ready

    The apostle Paul said that he was compelled by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, not knowing what would happen to him there. He said, “I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Surely He has Borne our Griefs

    "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are...
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