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Trials, Temptations and Tribulations

1. Trials and tests are to be expected:

Psa.34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all
Acts 14:22 - We must through much tribulation enter the Kingdom
1Cor.10:13a - No temptation taken you but such as is common to man
1Thes.3:3 - No man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto
Heb.12:7 - What son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
1Pet.4:12 - Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try (test) you
1Pet.4:17 - Judgment must begin at the house of God...at us
1Pet.5:9 - Knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren
(See also Psa.26:2; 139:23,24.)

2. Trials often result when things don't go our way:

Jam.4:2 - Ye lust, and have not...desire to have, and cannot obtain

A. Often God will grant your heart's desire:

Psa.37:4 - Delight thyself in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart
Psa.84:11 - No good thing will He withhold from them (the upright) Psa.145:19a He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him
Pro.10:24b - The desire of the righteous shall be granted
(See also Psa.21:2; 145:16.)

B. But sometimes He withholds it because it's not His time:

Eccl.3:1-8 - There is...a time to every purpose under the heaven
(See also Psa.37:34; Eccl.8:5,6.)

C. Or because it would choke out your fruitfulness:

Mk.4:7,19 - The lusts of other things entering in, choke the Word, and it becometh unfruitful (See Mat.13:22; Lk.8:14.)

D. Or seriously stumble or offend others:

1Thes.5:22 - Abstain [even] from all appearance of evil
Rom.14:14-16, 21 - Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died (See also 1Cor.8:8-13)

E. Or bring reproach on the Lord's work or ministry:

2Sam.12:14 - By this deed [murdering Uriah] thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme
2Cor.6:3 - Giving no offence...that the ministry be not blamed
(See also 2Pet.2:2)

F. Or because of unrepented sin in your heart:

Jer.5:25 - Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you
(See also Psa.66:18; Isa.59:1,2.)

G. Or because you're asking with the wrong motives:

Jam.4:2,3 - Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts

H. It's not always good to get the desire of your heart:

Psa.73:3,7,16-22 - I was envious at...prosperity...they have more than heart could wish...then understood I their end
1Tim.6:9,10 - They that will(desire to) be rich fall into temptation...and many hurtful lusts...erred from the faith

I. You may miss something better God had planned for you:

Psa.81:10-13,16 - He would have fed them the finest of wheat...honey

J. Nonetheless, we have trials when we can't have something:

1Sam.1:6b-8, 10 - The Lord had shut up her womb...therefore she wept... heart grieved...bitterness of soul
Pro.13:12a - Hope deferred maketh the heart sick
(See also 2Sam.13:1,2)

K. Warning against stubbornly insisting on getting your way:

Psa.78:27-31 - He gave them their own desire...their lust. But...the wrath of God came (See also Psa.81:12)
Psa.106:14,15 - He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul (See also Num.11:4-34)
(See 1Sam.8:4-22; 12:1,13,16-19 - re: asking for a king)

L. What you give up for the Lord, He will often return:

Gen.22:1-12 - [God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, then stops him and lets him keep Isaac] (See also Heb.11:17-19)
Heb.6:15 - After he patiently endured, he obtained the promise
(See also Eccl.11:1; Heb.10:36.)

3. Why the Lord allows you to have trials and tests:

A. To draw you closer to Him:

Psa.107:12,13 - He brought down their heart with labour... then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble

B. To see what's in your heart and if you will remain true:

Exo.20:20 - God is come to prove (test) you
Deut.8:2 - The Lord...[tested you] to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep His commandments
Deut.13:3,4 - God...proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord
Judg.2:21,22 - [God kept adversaries in the land to] prove Israel, whether they keep the way of the Lord, or not
Jer.12:3a - Thou knowest me...Thou hast...tried my heart
Jer.17:10 - I the Lord search the heart...to give every man according to his ways, and...the fruit of his doings
Jn.6:5,6 - This He said to prove (test) him, for He Himself knew

C. To draw you closer to His Word:

Psa.94:12 - Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of Thy law
Psa.119:71 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn Thy statutes

D. To prune away dead wood so you can be more fruitful:

Jn.15:2b - Every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth(prunes), that it may bring forth more fruit

E. To teach you obedience:

Heb.5:8 - Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered (See also Heb.2:10)
1Pet.4:1,2 - He that...suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin

F. To make you a better and more useful vessel:

Jer.18:4 - The vessel that he (the potter) made of clay was marred...so he made it again another vessel
1Cor.5:7 - Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump
2Tim.2:21 - [If purged]...he shall be a vessel...meet for the Master's use, and prepared unto every good work

G. To purify you as precious metal is refined:

Mal.3:3 - He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver
Zech.13:9a - I will bring [them] through the fire, and refine them
Psa.66:10 - Thou, O God, hast...tried us, as silver is tried
Job 23:10 - When He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold
Pro.17:3 - The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts
Isa.48:10 - I have refined thee...in the furnace of affliction
Dan.11:35 - [They] shall fall, to try them...and to make them white
1Pet.1:7 - The trial of your faith (is) much more precious than gold...though it be tried with fire
(See also Isa.1:25)

H. To prepare you for future blessings and exalted ministries:

Deut.8:16 - That He might humble thee...and prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end
Psa.105:17-22 - [Joseph imprisoned, abased and tested, then exalted]
Pro.18:12b - Before honour is humility

I. To teach you patience:

Rom.5:3b - Tribulation worketh (teaches us) patience
Jam.1:3,4 - The trying of your faith worketh patience

J. To make you wiser through sorrow:

Eccl.7:3,4 - Sorrow is better than laughter: for by...sadness...the heart is made better

K. To teach you compassion towards others:

Heb.4:15 - Be touched with the feeling of [others'] infirmities
2Cor.1:4 - That we may be able to comfort them...in trouble

4. Trials over suffering personal loss:

A. Willingly and joyfully suffer loss of position or possessions:

Job 1:21 - The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord
Acts 20:23,24 - Bonds and afflictions...none of these things move me, neither count I [even] my life dear
Phi.3:8 - I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ
Heb.10:34 - Ye...took joyfully the spoiling of your goods

B. Lay aside weights to run the race:

Heb.12:1 - Let us lay aside every weight...and let us run the race
1Cor.9:24 - So run, that ye may obtain (the prize)
Phi.3:13,14 - Forgetting those things which are behind...I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling

C. The futility of trying to hang onto things:

Pro.23:5 - Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly...fly away
Lk.12:15 - A man's life consisteth not in...things he possesseth
(See also Eccl.5:13-15; 1Tim.6:7.)

D. Paul's trials in missing loved ones:

(See Phi.1:7,8; 1Thes.2:17,18; 1Thes.3:10; 2Tim.1:3,4.)

E. The Lord wants you to love Him first of all:

Psa.73:25 - Whom have I in Heaven but Thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee
Psa.142:4,5 - Refuge failed me; no man cared... Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living
Isa.54:1,5,6 - Sing...for thy Maker is thine husband...the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken
Jn.16:32 - Ye...shall leave Me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me

5. Some Bible examples of trials and tests:

Gen.21:9-11 - And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight [to send away Hagar and his son Ishmael]
Gen.26:34,35 - [Esau disobeyed and married pagans] which were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah (Also Gen.27:46; 28:8.)
Exo.4:10-13 - [Moses felt incapable to speak to the Hebrew nation]
Num.11:10-12, 14 - [Moses said:] I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me
Judg.6:14,15 - [Gideon felt incapable to be the deliverer of Israel]
Ruth 1:12,13 - [Naomi, unable to help her daughters-in-law, said:] It grieveth me much for your sakes
1Sam.30:1-6 - [David's men grieved at the loss of wives and families]
1Ki.19:1-4,10 - [Elijah, persecuted and feeling all alone, prayed to die]
Psa.6:6-8 - [David's tears and grief because his enemies triumphed]
Psa.38:4-9 - [David's trials about an unhealed affliction]
Psa.102:1-8 - [David's deep trial because of his enemies' reproach] (See also Psa.69:16-20)
Jer.15:10 - [Jeremiah's depths of despair over being rejected, despised and mocked See also Jer.20:7-10,14,18]
Jon.3:4,5,10; 4:1-9 - [When things didn't work as he'd hoped, Jonah was so angry and displeased, he wished to die]
Lk.10:40 - [Martha, working alone, felt unfairly over-burdened]
Jn.21:17 - Peter grieved [because Jesus seemed to be bringing his love and loyalty into question]
2Cor.1:8 - [Paul's] trouble...we were pressed above strength, so we despaired even of life (See also 2Cor.4:8; 7:5.)
Isa.53:3-9 - [Jesus' sorrows and trials]

6. Why it's worth it to endure tests and temptations:

A. For the sake of lost souls:

2Tim.2:10 - I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain...salvation
Isa.53:10-12 - [God "put Jesus to grief" to save our souls]

B. Because you'll be spiritually stronger as a result:

2Cor.4:16 - We faint not; (for) though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day
2Cor.12:9,10 - My (Jesus') strength is made perfect in weakness...that the power of Christ may rest upon me (Paul)

C. Because God will reward you after testing you:

Psa.66:12 - Thou hast caused [us to go] through fire and water: but Thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place
Heb.12:11 - No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward...[good] fruit
Jam.5:11 - Endure. Ye have heard of...Job, and have seen the end... the Lord is of tender mercy (See Job 42:10-17)
(See also Psa.118:5; Lam.3:32.)

D. Heavenly rewards:

Rom.8:18 - The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be...in us
2Cor.4:17 - Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us (an)...eternal weight of glory
Jam.1:12 - Blessed is the man that endureth temptation...he shall receive the crown of life
1Pet.4:13 - Ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings...when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also
(See also 1Jn.2:17; Rev.21:7.)

7. Be thankful for your trials and temptations:

A. God uses your trials and temptations for good:

Rom.8:28 - All things work together for good to...the called
Jam.1:2-4 - Count it joy when ye fall into diverse temptations
1Pet.1:6 - Rejoice, though now for a season ye are in heaviness

B. Chastenings prove God loves you and that you're His child:

Deut.8:5 - As a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord chasteneth
Pro.3:11,12 - My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord
Heb.12:5-12 - Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth...every son
Rev.3:19 - As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten
(See also Job 5:17; Psa.11:5; 1Cor.11:32.)

C. Remember that sorrow will give way to joy:

Psa.30:5 - Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning
Mat.5:4 - Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted
1Pet.5:10 - God... after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you

8. Helping others who are going through trials:

A. How to help them:

Job 6:14 - To him that is afflicted pity should be showed
Job 19:21 - Have pity upon me...the hand of God hath touched me
Rom.15:1,2 - We...ought to bear the infirmities of the weak
1Cor.12:25,26 - Whether one member suffer, all...suffer with it
Gal.6:2 - Bear ye one another's burdens
Heb.13:3 - Remember them...which suffer, as being yourselves also in the body

B. Encourage and strengthen them:

Job 16:4,5 - I would strengthen you with my mouth...asswage grief
Isa.50:4 - Speak a word in season to him that is weary
Pro.12:25 - Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad

C. Admonish them with hearty counsel:

Pro.27:9 - Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel
Col.3:16 - Let the Word of Christ dwell in you...teaching and admonishing one another...singing

9. Temptations: Where they come from:

A. From our own lusts:

Jam.1:13,14 - Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed
1Jn.2:15,16 - The lust of the flesh and...eyes...is of the world

B. They are also instigated by the devil:

Gen.3:1-6,13 - [Eve:] The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat
1Chr.21:1,7,8 - Satan...provoked David to...(sin and do foolishly)
Mat.4:1-7 - [Jesus was tempted of the devil, "the tempter"]
Lk.22:31 - Simon, Satan hath desired to...sift you as wheat
(See also 1Thes.3:5; 2Cor.11:3.)

10. Avoiding temptation:

Mat.6:13a - [Pray:] Lead us not into temptation

A. Avoid the pathway to temptation:

Pro.4:14 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not
Pro.4:15 - Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away
Mat.7:13,14 - Enter ye in at the strait (narrow) gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way...to destruction
2Tim.2:22a - Flee also youthful lusts

B. Beware of those who would entice you:

Psa.1:1,2 - (Walk) not in the counsel of the ungodly
Pro.1:10 - If sinners entice thee, consent thou not
Pro.16:29 - A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good
2Pet.3:17 - Beware lest ye also being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your steadfastness
(See also Pro.22:24,25; 2Pet.2:18,19.)

C. Know your weaknesses, and be on guard against them:

Rom.13:14 - Make not provision (forethought, plans) for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof
Gal.6:1b - Considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted

D. Warning re: evil, beguiling influences and "entertainment":

Deut.7:25,26 - [Do not] bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: utterly detest it
Psa.101:3 - I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes
Psa.106:35,36 - They were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. Their idols...were a snare unto them
2Cor.11:3 - Lest...as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted
2Pet.2:7,8 - Lot...in seeing and hearing [filthy Sodomites], vexed (tormented) his righteous soul...with their unlawful deeds

11. How to resist and overcome temptation:

A. Keep your eyes on Jesus:

Heb.11:27 - He (Moses) endured, as seeing Him Who is invisible
Heb.12:2,3 - Looking unto Jesus...consider Him...lest ye...faint
(See also Pro.4:25; Col.3:2,3.)

B. Pray and ask the Lord to help you:

Psa.17:5 - Hold up my goings in Thy paths...that my footsteps slip not
Psa.56:13 - Thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not Thou deliver my feet from falling?
Mat.6:13a - Lead us not into temptation...deliver us from evil
Mat.26:41 - Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation (See also Lk.21:36)
Mat.18:19,20 - [Have others pray with you in special times of temptation] (See also Jam.5:16)

C. Resist the devil:

Eph.4:27 - Neither give place to the devil
Jam.4:7 - Resist the devil, and he will flee from you

D. Cling to the Word:

Psa.119:80 - Let my heart be sound in Thy statues; that I be not ashamed
Jn.15:3 - Now ye are clean through the Word
2Pet.1:4 - Precious promises: that by these ye might...(escape) the corruption that is in the world through lust
Rev.3:10 - Because thou hast kept the Word...I will keep thee

E. Be willing to give up your own desires out of love for Jesus:

Gal.5:16 - Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh
Gal.5:24 - They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts
Eph.4:20-23 - Put off...the old man...the deceitful lusts
(See also Rom.6:16; Phi.3:8.)

F. Exercise willpower and determine not to yield to temptation:

Rom.6:13 - Neither yield ye your members...unto sin
1Cor.9:27 - I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection
1Cor.16:13 - Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you (behave) like men, be strong
2Tim.2:3 - Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ
2Tim.2:22 - Flee youthful lusts: but follow righteousness
1Pet.1:14 - As obedient children, not (conforming) to former lusts
1Pet.2:11 - Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul
(See also 1Cor.10:5,6)

G. Fear the Lord and be afraid to disobey Him:

Pro.14:27 - The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death
Pro.16:6b - By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil
Pro.23:17 - Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long
1Sam.12:24 - Fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart

H. Be serious and sober about serving the Lord:

Tit.2:12 - Denying...worldly lusts, we should live soberly...in this present world
1Thes.5:8 - Let us...be sober, putting on the [armour of God]
1Pet.1:13 - Gird up...your mind, be sober, and hope to the end
1Pet.4:7 - The end...is at hand: be ye therefore sober
1Pet.5:8 - Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil...walketh about, seeking whom he may devour

I. Keep your heart and mind on the final goal:

Heb.11:25,26 - Choosing rather to suffer affliction...than to enjoy pleasures of sin...for he had respect to the reward
Heb.12:2 - (Jesus) for the joy set before Him, endured the cross

12. The Lord will deliver you:

A. God's promises to help you:

2Pet.2:9 - Lord knoweth how to deliver godly out of temptations
1Cor.10:13b - God...will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will...also make a way to escape
1Cor.15:57 - Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ
Heb.2:18 - He is able to succour (help) them that are tempted

B. Jesus has compassion on us, knowing what it's like:

Heb.4:15 - (Jesus) was in all points tempted like as we are

C. He is with you when you go through temptation:

Isa 43:1 - Fear not: I have called thee by name; thou art Mine
Isa.43:2 - When thou passest through waters, I will be with thee
1Pet.4:19 - Let them that suffer...commit the keeping of their souls to Him...as unto a faithful Creator
(See also Deut.4:30,31)

13. How righteous men fell through temptation:

A. Example of Lot going astray and losing all:

Gen.13:5,6 - Lot...had flocks and herds and tents...substance was great
Gen.13:8-11 - [Lot is attracted to the well-watered Jordan valley]
Gen.13:12,13 - Lot...pitched his tent toward [wicked] Sodom
Gen.14:11-16 - [Lot, living near Sodom, taken captive with Sodomites]
Gen.19:1,2 - [Lot "sat in the gate of Sodom" as a judge(Gen:19:9), and lived in a house inside Sodom]
Gen.19:24-30 - [Lot lost everything he owned and ended up in a cave]
(See also Ezk.3:20; Rev.3:11.)

B. Example of Balaam the prophet:

(Compare Num.22:1-21; 24:2,10,11,15,19; 25:1-3; 31:16; Josh.13:22; 2Pet.2:15; Jude 11; Rev.2:14.)

C. The fall of King Solomon:

2Sam.12:24 - Bathsheba...bare Solomon...and the Lord loved him
Neh.13:26 - Solomon...was beloved of his God...nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin
1Ki.11:1-8 - King Solomon loved many strange women...his wives turned away his heart after other gods
1Ki.11:9-11 - The Lord was angry with Solomon (and said), I will rend the kingdom from thee, and give it to thy servant

D. Other examples of people falling through temptation:

Gen.3:1-6 - (Eve) saw the tree was good for food...pleasant to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise...did eat
Gen.25:29-34 - [Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for some pottage]
Josh.7:1,20,21 - (Achan coveted) a goodly Babylonish garment...silver and a wedge of gold
1Ki.13:1-28 - [Young prophet tempted to disobey by the old prophet]
2Ki.5:20-27 - [Gehazi coveted Namaan's goods; was struck leprous]

14. When tempted by worldly beauty:

A. Beware of lusting after shallow, deceitful beauty:

Pro.6:25 - Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her (eyelashes)
Pro.31:30 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised
1Jn.2:15,16 - The lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, is not of the Father but is of the world
(See also Isa.3:16,18-24; 1Pet.3:3,4.)

B. Beware of being beguiled by the worldly:

Job 31:1 - I made a covenant with mine eyes; when then should I think upon a [worldly] maid?
Pro.7:6-21 - With her much fair speech she caused him to yield
2Pet.2:18 - They speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh...wantonness

C. The bitter end result of being beguiled:

Pro.5:3-13 - The lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb... but her end is bitter...thou mourn at the last
Pro.7:21,22 - He goeth after her...as an ox goeth to the slaughter
Pro.7:23 - As a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life (See also Pro.6:26)
Pro.14:12 - A way which seemeth right, but the end thereof...death
(See also Judg.16:4-6,16,21; Pro.7:25-27; 9:13-18; 23:27,28; 2Sam.13:1-3,28,29.)

D. Resist it with the power of the Word:

Pro.2:1-13 - My commandments...preserveth the way of His saints... to deliver thee from the way of the evil man
Pro.2:16,17 - To deliver thee from the strange woman (See also vs. Pro:1-11)
Pro.6:23,24 - The commandment is a lamp; and the law is light...to keep thee from the flattery of...a strange woman
Lk.4:5-12 - [Jesus resisted devil's temptations by quoting the Word]
(See also Pro.7:1-5)

15. Examples of resisting temptation:

Gen.14:21-23 - [Abraham refused rewards from the king of Sodom]
2Ki.5:15,16 - [Naaman urged Elisha to take gifts; Elisha refused]
Job 2:9,10 - [Job refused to sin with his lips and curse God]
Jer.35:5,6 - [The Rechabites obediently refused to drink wine]
Dan.1:8 - [Daniel refused to defile himself eating unclean food]
Acts 8:18-20 - [Peter refused Simon the sorcerer's money]

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My name is James Arendt. I was raised in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, served in the USAF from 1970 to 1974, and became a full-time missionary for Christ living 40 years in Japan, 3.5 years in Russia, and a few months in other countries such as Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, South Korea, Taiwan and mainland China where I also served the King of Kings, Jesus, as an Ambassador for His Kingdom. My full bio.

On September 24, 2023, I had an accident and broke the bone of the tip of my left elbow. A boy ran in front of my motorbike less than 2 meters from me as I was leaving home. I stopped suddenly and my front tire slid on the sandy concrete road which caused me to fall. I did not hit the boy. On October 18th I had surgery done on my elbow. The doctor put in titanium rods to hold my bones together. The entire procedure including an entire week in the hospital was roughly $4000 USD. This was done in the Philippines where my wife and I have been living since June this year.


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...and much more--all in terms that are relatable and easy to follow. Personal accounts from active Christians around the world confirm that God is still alive and working just as wonderfully as ever on behalf of those who love Him.

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