by Carol Roberts
There are times when a beloved friend suddenly becomes silent. He is not mad at us and there isn’t anything specifically going on in his life to make him withdraw. It’s possible we have experienced the same. We just don’t feel like talking, going out or involving in any activities. We are not depressed. WeRead More
When God seems so far away and when prayers seem to bounce off the clouds back to us He is still here. When we are not hearing anything it could very well be He is listening. Have you ever wanted to talk to a friend yet the friend did all the talking. You didn’t getRead More
We have all experienced times when a good friend becomes cool or stops communicating with us all together. We are left wondering why this happened. We cannot think of anything we have said or done to them. Altering our behavior around them or trying to make amends with them only makes things worse. Usually GodRead More
Imagine our worst enemy sitting next to us. They sit and say nothing but inside of us becomes tense and we feel our anger start to boil. This person did us wrong in a horrible way and we still experience the consequences of what they caused. How do we pray for such a person whenRead More
Someone has hurt us and they continue with their tactics year after year. They make our lives miserable and that is bad enough. When a dear friend calls on us to pray because this same enemy is tormenting them things are even worse. The tears of a friend hurts worse than our own hurt becauseRead More
Many of us have silent friends in our lives. They are the ones we never become close to or possibly never have much of a conversation, yet they are ones we considere good friends. They attend our same church, live in our neighborhood and go to school with us. They have their own circle ofRead More
The word “forgiveness” contains the word give. This is the proper thing to give to our enemies. Someone wrongs us and years later we still pay the consequences of what they set up for us. We are instructed to love them anyway and forgive them just as Jesus forgave us. However forgiveness does not meanRead More
Being rebuked is painful, especially by a friend. However honesty is the very thing that keeps us moving forward. At first a friend may be sympathetic toward the problems of even their best friend. He listens with a caring ear taking in every single word. Day after day it’s the same problems, same tears andRead More
Lord, we come in the precious name of Jesus Christ asking that your radiant glory shine on our petitions today. Your loving arm reaches across the lands and to the depth of the deepest oceans. Your precious attention shines on us through even the darkest of trials. You shower us with rain drops of encouragementRead More
Time is a gift from God. We have no way of knowing when our clock will run out. Therefore it’s important we make the best use of our time. How many hours in the day are spent texting or sitting behind a computer? Have those hours helped anyone? The moments spent alone with God orRead More