{"query": "Devotional: Reflection: Faith and Trials", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_b71f054ebab7", "title": "Devotional: Reflection: Faith and Trials", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Faith grows not in comfort but in trial. The testing of faith purifies, like gold in fire. Though painful, it draws us nearer to God, strips away pride, and teaches us endurance. The end of such testi"}, {"id": "card_n_47ef7cadb694", "title": "Devotional: Jiu-Jitsu and Faith: A Parable", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Jiu-jitsu is like faith. You start out clumsy, unable to see the traps, vulnerable at every turn. With time and guidance, you begin to recognize the snares and the escapes. You find peace in the chaos"}, {"id": "card_n_6b5a79199aa3", "title": "Easton: Faith", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Phil. 1:27; 2 Thess. 2:13). 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Whatever skill you have, ev"}, {"id": "card_n_f4d9f338229b", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_21: Above all things and in all things thou shalt rest alway in the Lord, O my so...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Above all things and in all things thou shalt rest alway in the Lord, O my soul, for he himself is the eternal rest of the saints. Grant me, most sweet and loving Jesus, to rest in Thee above every cr"}, {"id": "card_n_d5f02e243b2e", "title": "Devotional: Men Called to Lead", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Men must first lead in their homes, then in their communities. Leadership is not about power, but about sacrifice, service, and faithfulness.\n\nJesus showed us meekness and humility. John showed us fai"}, {"id": "card_n_d955d35adfea", "title": "Devotional: Reflection: The Dangers of Success", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Success and money are not the enemy — but they are the fastest path to hell if your heart isn’t right. When you’re blessed, recognize it. But also remember: blessings can be taken away in a moment. So"}, {"id": "card_n_65cea8be73ad", "title": "Pilgrim's Progress §363: CHR.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "CHR. Let me give an answer to this confession of thy faith:-- 1. Thou believest with a fantastical faith; for this faith is nowhere described in the Word. 2. Thou believest with a false faith; because"}, {"id": "card_n_f157633186e4", "title": "Devotional: Reflection on Psalm 117:1–2", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Praise the LORD, all nations! Glorify Him, all peoples! For His faithful love to us is great; the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever. Hallelujah!\n\nThis psalm, though the shortest, holds the highest c"}, {"id": "card_n_714a3d277588", "title": "Devotional: Reflection: Living Sacrifice", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "To be a living sacrifice means to surrender daily. It is not a one-time offering but a continual laying down of self. Every thought, every action, every desire — given over to Him.\n\nThis is our reason"}, {"id": "card_n_08a0278867fd", "title": "Pilgrim's Progress §317: HOPE.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "HOPE. Why art thou so tart, my brother? Esau sold his birthright, and that for a mess of pottage, and that birthright was his greatest jewel; and if he, why might not Little-faith do so too? CHR. Esau"}, {"id": "card_n_ae09dfcc18ad", "title": "Polycarp to the Philippians XII", "shelf": "patristics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "For I trust that ye are well versed in the sacred Scriptures, and that nothing is hid from you; but to me this privilege is not yet granted. It is declared then in these Scriptures, “Be ye angry, and "}, {"id": "card_n_6ae2bda95465", "title": "Devotional: Prayer: Morning Offering", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "I spend my mornings praying and studying the Bible. I fast to stay focused on God, give thanks for the meals He provides, pray daily for guidance, and take opportunities that come through Him."}, {"id": "card_n_7f2f52140183", "title": "Devotional: Restoration", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "God created us to live in love. In love with Him, those around us, and our environment. We were programmed for that state, but the world has corrupted that programming. Sin is a virus in the code. It "}, {"id": "card_n_c094f5a89427", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_54: “My Son, pay diligent heed to the motions of Nature and of Grace, because the...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, pay diligent heed to the motions of Nature and of Grace, because they move in a very contrary and subtle manner, and are hardly distinguished save by a spiritual and inwardly enlightened man."}, {"id": "card_n_f95275c429a8", "title": "Devotional: Die to Yourself Daily", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The battle against ego is daily. When the crisis ends, it’s easy to believe we stood on our own. But Scripture calls us to die daily, take up the cross, and walk humbly before God. The Spirit strength"}, {"id": "card_n_e4627968e602", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_05_xxvii: Within a very little while, thou wilt be either ashes, or a sceletum; and a n...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Within a very little while, thou wilt be either ashes, or a sceletum; and a name perchance; and perchance, not so much as a name. And what is that but an empty sound, and a rebounding echo? Those thin"}]}