My final post from Mahaney’s message on the Troubled Soul:
“Mr. Spurgeon understood the importance of faith toward God. It seems to me he had a gift of faith. I can’t read his writings without experiencing a transfer of faith to my soul. Spurgeon wrote the following about God’s promises, which we are to rehearse before [...]
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The banknote of God’s promises
Posted in Christian life, depression, hope, tagged c. j. mahaney, spurgeon, troubled soul on August 19, 2008 | No Comments »
For stoking joy!
Posted in Christian life, depression, tagged depression, joy on August 18, 2008 | No Comments »
“But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.” (Psalm 5:11, ESV).
“I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” (Psalm 9:2, ESV).
“You make [...]
Talk, don’t listen, to yourself
Posted in Christian life, depression, tagged depression, lloyd-jones, mahaney, troubled soul on August 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Pastor D. Martyn Lloyd Jones, who was also a medical doctor, wrote a classsic book that I highly recommend called Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Its Cures. In this book he counsels that one of the biggest reasons we find ourselves downcast in our souls is that we listen to ourselves rather than talk to [...]
Joy and a great Savior!
Posted in Christian life, depression, hope, trials, tagged piper, joy on August 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thabiti Anyabwile reminded me of a great quote from John Piper:
“But we are not without a Savior. Jesus Christ has come. And he is a great Savior. Every need we have, he supplies. And his death on the cross is the price that purchases every gift that leads to deep and lasting joy.
Is there wrath [...]
More on troubled souls
Posted in Christian life, depression, trials, tagged depression, mahaney, troubled soul on August 16, 2008 | No Comments »
“Troubled souls cannot be trusted. And circumstances often lie to us. They lie to us, informing us that God isn’t sovereign, God isn’t wise, God isn’t kind, God isn’t active, God isn’t present, God isn’t for us—in fact, he has forgotten us.
We, by the grace of God, must not be governed by our [...]
Saints and troubled souls
Posted in Christian life, depression, trials, tagged depression, mahaney, troubled soul, Psalm 42 on August 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Yesterday I finished a sermon by C.J. Mahaney from Psalm 42 on “The Troubled Soul.” What a timely word for any believer who finds himself or herself a bit down or very downcast. 1 Corinthians 10:13 reminds us that “No tempations has seized you but what is common to man.” There is no new trial [...]
The biggest “difference-maker” in your life
Posted in Christian life, tagged mahaney, troubled soul on August 15, 2008 | No Comments »
I am listening to C.J. Mahaney’s message from the New Attitude Conference. He is preaching from Psalm 42 on the troubled soul. In the psalm, the writer, a godly man has a conversation with himself. Mahaney elaborates on the subject of the most influential voice in your life and mine.
“Author Paul Tripp has devoted much [...]
A prayer for reformation!
Posted in Christian life, Prayer, church, tagged Prayer, Reformation, revial on August 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Don Carson ends his classic book A Call to Spiritual Reformation with this prayer. It is a great prayer worthy of meditation and adaptation in our own prayer lives! OH LORD, REVIVE YOUR CHURCH!
And now, Lord God, I ask your blessing on all who read this book, for without it there will be no real [...]
Do you want to change?
Posted in Christian life, tagged change, community on August 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you want to change? Do you realize how important others are in your growth in holiness? Sometimes we think it is just “me and God” working on this issue of godliness. Here are three quotes that remind us that change is a community endavor.
“Change is something God intends his people to experience together. It’s [...]
A sure anchor!
Posted in Christian life, hope, tagged hope, anchor on August 5, 2008 | No Comments »
I am currently reading through the book of Hebrews and came across this verse again which I so dearly cherish. And one of the men in our church preached concerning this verse yesterday evening. This is such a great verse to meditate on, to fix our thoughts on, to never forget.
“We have this as a [...]
