Oct 12, 2026 · 22 min · 8 segments
Does your life feel like a constant series of bloody battles, devastating shipwrecks, violent storms, and fiery persecution? You are not alone! Your life as a Christian is not meant to be easy. Find…
Grant TurgeonHost
The late educator, theologian, and Worldwide Church of God founder Herbert W. Armstrong wrote about this in the April 1982 Good News.
He said, "Do you have problems, difficulties, troubles? Some seem to think God's people meet no trials or tests, but are blessed with continual smooth sailing.
In my personal responsibilities in the conduct of this great, important, always growing work of God, I have not found it a smooth, easygoing road with no difficulties.
I have encountered repeated trials, problems, tests." Now, that's an interesting point by Mr.
One enemy printed and circulated a list of 20 things he claimed I believed and taught, and I didn't believe or teach a single one of them.
In this work of the living God, there has been deceitful, malicious, ruthless opposition.
Armstrong is talking about and the real benefit of all these challenges in doing the work.
That's what any father wants from his children, for them to depend on him and trust that he has their best interest at heart.
Mr. Armstrong then actually gives a scripture blast here in this April 1982 Good News article.
And it can be very easy to compare ourselves to other people, to look around in the world and see all these millionaires and billionaires with all their assets, all of their mansions and their wealth and the gaudy way that they display that wealth.
The late educator, theologian, and Worldwide Church of God founder Herbert W. Armstrong wrote about this in the April 1982 Good News.
He said, "Do you have problems, difficulties, troubles? Some seem to think God's people meet no trials or tests, but are blessed with continual smooth sailing.
In my personal responsibilities in the conduct of this great, important, always growing work of God, I have not found it a smooth, easygoing road with no difficulties.
I have encountered repeated trials, problems, tests." Now, that's an interesting point by Mr.
One enemy printed and circulated a list of 20 things he claimed I believed and taught, and I didn't believe or teach a single one of them.
In this work of the living God, there has been deceitful, malicious, ruthless opposition.
Armstrong is talking about and the real benefit of all these challenges in doing the work.
That's what any father wants from his children, for them to depend on him and trust that he has their best interest at heart.
Mr. Armstrong then actually gives a scripture blast here in this April 1982 Good News article.
And it can be very easy to compare ourselves to other people, to look around in the world and see all these millionaires and billionaires with all their assets, all of their mansions and their wealth and the gaudy way that they display that wealth.
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