Avery James > Recent Status Updates

“Neither go back in fear and misgivings to the past, nor in anxiety and forecasting to the future, but lie quiet under His hand, having no will but His.”

“Perhaps it isn’t sins so much as sufferings that cause some of us to question the perseverance of the heart of Christ. As pain piles up, as numbness takes over, as months go by, at some point the conclusion seems obvious: we have been cast out… But Jesus does not say that those with pain-free lives are never cast out. He says those who come to Him are never cast out.”

“Christ’s own joy, comfort, happiness, and glory are increased and enlarged by His showing grace and mercy, in pardoning, relieving, and comforting His members here on earth.”

“My feelings are strong, but: God’s Word is truer than anything I feel, God’s Word is truer than anything I experience, and God’s Word is truer than any circumstance I will ever face.”