Spiritual Crisis

When the World Stops is a timely yet timeless message for God's people that provides practical tools for not only weathering this current crisis, but emerging from it with a strengthened faith and deeper appreciation for the things that matter most. Like a reassuring hand on your shoulder, Dr. Michael L. Brown helps point the way forward for those seeking answers to questions like: Is this pandemic the final plague talked about in the Book of Revelation?

The apostle Peter described faith as "much more precious than gold that perishes". As gold passes through purifying fire, so Peter says a man's faith must be tried in order that it "might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:7). While we address the crises in our lives that try our faith, we rarely praise God the way Job did, and we rarely submit ourselves to the purifying fire as Peter suggests.

Für viele Menschen ist die Wende in der Mitte ihres Lebens schwierig. Manchmal gerät das ganze bisherige Leben dadurch durcheinander. Viele reagieren mit Berufswechsel, Aussteigen aus der gewohnten Umgebung, Ehescheidung oder psychosomatischen Beschwerden auf die Veränderungen. Anselm Grün sieht die Lebensmitte als eine wichtige Aufforderung, sich der eigenen Wahrheit zu stellen. Wer diese Herausforderung annimmt, trauert nicht mehr der vergangenen Jugend nach. Er lebt vielmehr ganz im Augenblick. Er spürt, wie spannend das Leben ist und wie ihn gerade das Älterwerden in neue Bereiche des Menschseins einführt.

When life goes crazy, the Lord has a prophetic word for you: “Come away with me! It’s time for “selah". The word “selah” means to pause and reflect. When life goes crazy, it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos and crisis. We start to live based on what news headlines, doctors reports, and circumstances tell us. But in the middle of the storm, God is calling for his people to come away with him, for it’s in the place of selah that he is speaking powerfully.