Challenges and difficulties

How God taught me to deal with difficult people
Testimonies

How God taught me to treat difficult people

I’ve learned that the way to be with difficult people is by learning to manage my own reactions.

ActiveChristianity
4 min
Do I have any reason to become discouraged?
Edification

Do I have any reason to become discouraged?

Satan comes with discouraging thoughts that it will never succeed for you. Do you need to listen to him?

ActiveChristianity
6 min
It’s perfect just the way it is.
Testimonies

“It’s perfect just the way it is!”

Even though Anelle has been living with a disease for many years, she is a young woman who has learnt to be deeply satisfied.

ActiveChristianity
6 min
Why can’t things go my way?
Testimonies

Why can’t things go my way?

What exactly is “my way”, and how does “my way” fit into serving God?

ActiveChristianity
5 min
What I have to keep in mind on a "bad day"
Testimonies

What I have to remember on a “bad day”

Have you ever had a day when everything seems to go wrong?

ActiveChristianity
3 min
A plan of action against depression
Commentary

A plan of action against depression

This is what pulled me out of a dangerous pit of depression during a very difficult time in my life.

ActiveChristianity
5 min
5 things to be always thankful for
Commentary

5 things to be always thankful for

Why you can always be thankful and happy, no matter what your situation is or how you feel.

ActiveChristianity
7 min
A world full of violence - how can I help
Testimonies

A world full of violence and abuse. What can I do to help?

The list of things I can’t do is endless. But I can do the small part that is right in front of me.

ActiveChristianity
5 min
Count it all joy: The joy of victory in trials – James 1:2
Edification

Be full of joy: The joy of victory in trials

How can James say that we should be “full of joy” in our trials? How can suffering be joyful?

ActiveChristianity
6 min
Holding fast to faith even when life seems to be falling apart
Testimonies

Holding on to faith even when life seems to be “falling apart”

This is my story – a story of faith.

Gadiel Lazcano
7 min
God weighs the trials He sends
Testimonies

God weighs the trials He sends

At one point I couldn’t control my worries and fear, but today I am a young woman with a positive outlook on life.

ActiveChristianity
8 min
A sickness that became a life-changing wake-up call
Testimonies

A sickness that became a life-changing wake-up call

My life was changed in so many ways – and not the way you would expect.

ActiveChristianity
7 min
Here’s how I found freedom from fear
Testimonies

Here’s how I found freedom from fear

I realised that fear, although it was very real for me, was not from God. And then He showed me how to overcome it.

ActiveChristianity
6 min
Why is this happening to me?
Edification

Why is this happening to me?

Have you ever thought this when you come in hard or difficult situations?

ActiveChristianity
6 min
Vasthouden op Gods Woord op het randje van de dood
Testimonies

Holding on to God’s word when I almost died

Hospitalised with COVID-19, the Bible verses that kept coming to his mind were something for Hermen to hold on to.

ActiveChristianity
6 min
Doubt picked a fight with the wrong girl
Testimonies

Doubt picked a fight with the wrong girl

Doubt makes you powerless.

ActiveChristianity
7 min
The simple secret that stops stress
Testimonies

The simple secret that stops stress

Sometimes it can feel like there is pressure coming from all directions.

ActiveChristianity
4 min
Prayer for our country: How to make a difference
Commentary

The real danger of living in a corrupt country

In my frustration and anger about the country I live in, I got an important revelation: it is actually my responsibility to pray for my country.

ActiveChristianity
7 min
The Bible on anxiety: Be anxious for nothing
Questions

Do not worry about anything – is this really possible?

How is it possible to not worry about anything in a world where so many things are uncertain?

ActiveChristianity
5 min