You’re Never Alone

From the archives of Evelyn Roberts A young woman was led of God to move to a distant city to get a new job. When she announced her resignation at work, everyone told her how much they’d miss her. Then someone asked, “Do you have any family where you’re going?” “No,”...

Defeating Self-Pity

From the archives of Oral Roberts We all have to fight self-pity. It hits me the hardest when I have worked so hard that I am worn out in my body. Or when someone I admire says something negative about me. Or when I’m not feeling well and I’m not able to take the time...

Shake It Off!

Richard Roberts We have all been attacked by bad circumstances more than once in our lives. But no matter what you may be going through today, God’s Word teaches that you don’t have to let those attacks cling to you. You can shake them off, in Jesus’ Name! Acts 27 and...

Choose to Survive

Lindsay Roberts When I think of the word survival, I think of my mother-in-law, Evelyn Roberts. As the wife of Oral Roberts, she went through the gamut of what most of us pray we’ll never have to go through. But she not only loved God and served Him every day with her...

You Have to Start Somewhere

Richard Roberts Several years ago, Lindsay and I were preaching in a church in Denver. The sanctuary was filled and in the audience, on the front row, was a woman in a wheelchair. While I was praying, I looked at her and said, “Ma’am, if all you can do is move a...

A Whole Person

From the archives of Oral Roberts I once read a story of a well-known entertainer who traveled to several foreign countries where he entertained children in hospitals. In one hospital, he wondered aloud why the children had to suffer. A man said, “I guess it’s God’s...