Erica Haley

Christian. Mom. Widow.

[Desiring God @desiringGod]

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” —James 1:2–3

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@Protestia Didn't know he has the same verses I chose for my husband's headstone. He passed almost a year ago. Both great men of the Faith. 🙏

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@RaisinsApples I'd studied this twice in 2 different Bible studies this year, so I got familiar with it!

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@RaisinsApples But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” - 2 Corinthians 12:9
I've clung to this verse since I was a baby believer over a decade ago, and I've found it to be true in every hard situation I faced.

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@RaisinsApples We don't control circumstances, but I will say, it was very easy to share my faith when my husband was dying in the hospital. I wasn't concerned about what people were gonna think of me, I just felt a greater urgency. Today (10 months after he passed) I still feel it.

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@RaisinsApples Continue doing what I know to do as a believer, while I wait & pray for strength.

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@JCRyle "you don't know everything. Humble yourself and listen others."

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@Protestia Making God in their own image.

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@mattvanswol @CollinRugg The line has become so blurred that people can't distinguish between legal and illegal. As a kid, my dad & his family of 9 came to the US to escape communist Romania at the time. They came legally and have assimilated, all eventually becoming citizens.

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@RaisinsApples Aside from reading my bible every single morning, I enjoy listening to sermons from John Piper from his Light & Truth podcast on Spotify, and I try to listen to other God focused podcasts as I go through my daily housework while the kids are at school.

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@RaisinsApples Love this! Thank you for sharing! I love that he still loves us even when we fail to love him. It draws me in to love him more!

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@RaisinsApples I think in addition for it being for Job, it's for us to learn about God.
James 5:11 - Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@MikeWingerii The pastor handled that well, in my opinion.

[Desiring God @desiringGod]

In grief and pain, people often say things they otherwise would not. Today on Solid Joys, John Piper talks about how to be discerning about responding to others in their suffering. Restoring the soul, not reproving the sore, is the aim of our love.

https://t.co/o082wnoZVq https://t.co/BJlAObs3R6

[Erica Haley @ericahaleyy13]

@RaisinsApples The Levites, yet they were priests who each got some land in each territory though, right?