Beth AK

There are times when God takes things from us and other times when we pray for things we think we need and God does not give them to us. God’s best is not something to fear; He not only knows what is best for you, He wants you to have His best! If we truly believed this it would produce such rest, peace and joy in us! We would not grieve over letting go of things; we would know we’ve been set free from all bondage! We would say, “Lord, if You are taking this from me, it must mean You have something much better for me. So take it—You can have it!” And, in most cases, what we believe is best for us actually would ruin us! Never in the history of mankind has God taken anything from one of His children without bringing in something better, more beautiful, more fulfilling. Beloved, we need to rest in the loving hand of our Father! We need to come to the point of trust where we say, “I have a loving Father who wants the very best for me. He knows it all!” How did Job finally come to ...

What The Lord has taught me- "The storms in life" Shalom “How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? (Psalm 13:2) My friends, I write this message for so many of you that are feeling literally torn apart by painful trials. Have you ever asked "When will this end? When will I get through this trial?" Trust me, I have asked this many times maybe more than you. You think you're all done with one trial, you clean your hands off and you're praising God that you're through with that storm. Then, before you know it, another wave comes in and knocks you off your feet. Maybe at this moment you are in one of three storm categories; either you just came out of a one, or you are in a one right now, or you are headed into one. Such as it is with crises, they cannot be escaped, even if you hide in the storm shelter it is still there pounding away! I speak about crisis and trials because they were my shadows. Unexpected cr...