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How to Find Hope When Hope Has Perished — A Small Work

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The more I read and study my Bible, the more I realize the truth that all of the Bible is given to us by God for our growth in wisdom and faith. Here is a good example in this article about the Book of Lamentations. Here is my takeaway: “The author tells us, “The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him” (Lam 3:25). Among other things, this means that seeking the Lord may involve more than waiting, but it does not involve less. As much as it grates against our human impulses, we must wait on the Lord. This is a good practice for God’s people to learn even from their youth (verse 27).” From A Small Work………………

We cannot harvest hope from a hopeless situation. We need something from the outside.

How to Find Hope When Hope Has Perished — A Small Work
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The Cost of Withholding Kindness

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Another in a series of articles from Knowable Word that goes into more depth into the lessons and wisdom to learn from this important book in the Old Testament. When we seek to “fix” someone else and their problem rather than really listen to them in their pain, then we are in danger of angering the Lord………………….

https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/21/the-cost-of-withholding-kindness/

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WHAT THE STORY OF RUTH CAN TEACH US ABOUT BITTERNESS

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When the Book of Ruth is either preached or taught, the focus is on the faithfulness of Ruth and the loving manner of Boaz to redeem her and Naomi from their poverty as a kinsman-redeemer. But this article hones in on the lessons to be learned from the bitterness that Naomi had sunk to after the death of her husband and her two sons. Some great insights here from Redeeming Grace Ministries………………..

https://stanmurrell.com/2021/05/17/what-the-story-of-ruth-can-teach-us-about-bitterness/

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The Difference Between Job and His Three Friends

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One of my very favorite websites is Knowable Word. They do a fantastic job of teaching people how to study the Scriptures effectively, and they break down the books in such a way that the important truths are grasped and made applicable.

In this article, the focus is on the difference between Job and his three friends and how they treat suffering in light of the sovereignty of God. The takeaway for me: Unlike the three friends, Job truly fears God, and believes that God can still use suffering to redeem and to restore………………….

https://www.knowableword.com/2021/05/14/the-difference-between-job-and-his-three-friends/