Where’s God when I’m waiting on the next Big Thing?

Here I go again — waiting on God to provide the next Big Thing. This time it’s something different though. Fourteen years ago, I was waiting for God to provide a wife. Twelve years ago it was a new job. Three years ago, it was physical healing. A year ago, it was selling my house. This year, I’ve got another Big Thing, and it’s driving me crazy. I don’t want to wait. I want things to come easier than this. Enough with the cliffhangers. Let someone else dangle from the edge. I’d like a happy ending now. I have great…

What to do when Jesus is too late to help

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Categories: It's About TrustTags: doubt · faith · fear · It's About Trust

There’s a line of an old Southern Gospel song I’ve been repeating in my head recently: “When He’s four days late, He’s still on tiiiiiiime!” I probably heard the song at church 25 years ago when somebody sang it as a “special.” Although I have no memory of the rest of the song, that last line has haunted me many times.

If you’ve got a calling, there’s one thing you should keep in mind

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 Categories: It's About TrustTags: dreams · faith · It's About Trust · suffering

On January 1, 2018, things were not looking good for the new year. My dad died on December 30. I was also in the middle of a months’ long treatment for a chronic illness, and the treatment had left me with ongoing physical symptoms and mood changes. With all of this swirling around me, my demanding job felt 10 times harder. It was too much. If you had asked me to list my top 25 goals for the year, “writing a book” wouldn’t have been one of them — not by a long shot. I didn’t have the time, the will,…

Joshua Rogers

Finding God in the Ordinary

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Where’s God when I’m waiting on the next Big Thing?

What to do when Jesus is too late to help

If you’ve got a calling, there’s one thing you should keep in mind