{"id":46263,"date":"2022-10-01T02:16:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/how-god-works-bible-study\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T02:16:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:16:54","slug":"how-god-works-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/how-god-works-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"How God Works &#8211; Bible study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If we really understood how God works then I suppose we would have the mind of God. As I recall there was a woman in Genesis who desired the same thing (Genesis 3:1-6).<\/p>\n<p>During my recent illness I have come to understand that Gods working is not always what I would like or desire.I want instant healing.I want to be pain free. I want my anxiety and depression to be lifted.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, He does His healing in stages and sometimes instantly.Sometimes He simply lets me wait it out.But yet I can see one way where God is working.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He sends me encouragement through friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Along with many prayers for my healing I have received lovely cards.Each one carries a different message. But there was one card that particularly touched me.I am going to quote it.perhaps it will touch your spirit as it did mine.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>I know that He livesfor I saw Him today in the hand that wasoffered to me on my way..In the warmth of a smile that wasoffered to cheer me..In the touch of a friend who took time just tohear me.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I heard His voice in the words of support whispered to me whenmy hope had run short. Yes, I know that He lives for I see how He sends His love everyday..in the caring of friends<\/em><\/strong> (source).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now I know one way that God works!<\/p>\n<p>He works through you (Philippians 2:12-13; cf. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-8).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Barbara Hyland<\/em><\/strong>, guest writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Does Christ Strengthen Us?<\/li>\n<li>Having The Attitude Of &#8220;Fellow Feeling&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Let&#8217;s Give Others A &#8220;Push&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging Words!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we really understood how God works then I suppose we would have the mind of God. As I recall there was a woman in Genesis who desired the same thing (Genesis 3:1-6). During my recent illness I have come to understand that Gods working is not always what I would like or desire.I want &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/how-god-works-bible-study\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How God Works &#8211; Bible study&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46263\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}