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Learning to Trust God When Life Is Painful

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Learning to trust sometimes looks like a roller coaster journey as seen in one family's adoption story but it's also a lesson to live surrendered in Christ. #trust #surrender

Learning to trust is never easy. Especially when your heart has been hurt. But what if the hurt you’ve experienced is at the hands of a loving God? How do you reconcile God’s love and the pain you feel? I mean, when we love God life shouldn’t hurt, right? Well, today, I have my dear […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Faith Tagged With: guest post, surrender, Surrendered Hearts, trust, trusting God

How to Trust God (as if I’m the Expert)

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

If you want to know how to trust God there are many places to start but this is the best one I've found. How about you? How do you suggest we trust God? #trust #faith

Trusting God comes easily for some people. I can’t say I’m one of them. Maybe I’m more of the doubting Thomas variety – show me and I’ll believe it. God knows He’s had to humble me a time or two to help me develop trust. Sure, there are lots of things I can do to […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Faith, Walking with God Tagged With: faith, guest post, New Year, trust, trusting God, walking with God

Trusting God Enough to Walk on Water

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Look to Jesus and Peter for lessons on trusting God. With eyes on Jesus and faith in a reliable God we can step into the unknown and do the impossible.

He was one brave soul. He responded to the call, braved the waves, and stepped where no man had gone before. He boldly and unbelievably walked on water!!! That man was Peter. And we hear of his story in Matthew 14:22-33. We are told about this unbelievable miracle and Peter’s incredible faith. But we also […]

Filed Under: Books, Faith, Walking with God Tagged With: Dawn Klinge, Look to Jesus, trust, trusting God, worry

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