Sentences with phrase «olds struggling in»

These summer schools offer catch up lessons for 11 year - olds struggling in maths and English before they start secondary school.

The 19 - year - old struggled in his first season in the Bundesliga last year, failing to score or assist a single goal as he adapted to his new club and surroundings.

The 20 - year - old struggled in his first season in Bavaria last year, and in turn it has raised the possibility of an exit as he looks to rediscover the form he displayed for Benfica and Portugal.

Not exact matches

South Korean cities in the province have fared better than their neighbors north of the DMZ, but they have struggled to diversify their economy beyond old coal mines, farming and fisheries.

Long associated with older industries, Osaka has struggled to get out of the shadow of Tokyo as a start - up hub, but it has upped its game in recent years with new start - up investment funds, downtown university campuses, incubators and pitch events.

It was around that time that Shahid watched a New York Times documentary about Malala, a then 11 - year - old girl who had been secretly blogging for the BBC about her day - to - day struggle to get an education in Pakistan.

He ran to the riverbank and found a 14 - year - old boy struggling in the water.

With speculation mounting that Twitter (twtr) will soon have a new corporate owner, the 10 - year - old social networking service — which has long struggled to define its core purpose — may end up heading in one of several distinctly different directions depending on who ends up paying for it.

Rive, a hyperenergetic, fast - talking 37 - year - old, says he has a plan to get there, which includes building one of the world's largest solar - panel plants in Buffalo — a move even many of his supporters say is crazy at a time when solar manufacturers have been struggling.

Although its early investors got Quincy through those near - death experiences, the struggling fashion startup couldn't gain enough traction to secure a Series A round of funding from venture capitalists and the young company — barely a year old — shut its doors in January 2013.

In the aftermath of Zirtual's failure, Young, who was on the board, reflected on the entrepreneurial struggle and asked, «What about taking out an old - fashioned bank loan?»

One of the original founders of NextGen, 34 - year - old Michael Kitces, partner and director of research at Pinnacle Advisory Group in Columbia, Md., and publisher of The Kitces Report and the blog Nerd's Eye View, says that over the next year or so, advisors will continue to struggle with the «really difficult market environment.»

«China, in those old days, was dominated by class struggle.»

Meanwhile, many millennials said the opposite; older bosses sometimes struggle to adapt to new communication technologies like text and chat, making it difficult to stay in touch.

Just as the eurozone had begun to set the right course in its struggle with an ever - mutating debt crisis, it relapsed into its old vice.

The three - year - old incident surfaces as Uber is struggling to address a frat - boy culture as described in detail by former engineer Susan Fowler.

Where FinTech talent is trained in the newest technologies and agile development methodologies, bank information technology (IT) departments still struggle with old mainframe systems, outdated waterfall development methodologies and monolithic technology systems that are difficult or delicate to change.

Some other challenges and threats that you are likely going to face is economic downturn; if the economy is in bad shape, history has it that office cleaning services businesses and any other businesses that offer cleaning services usually struggle to maintain their old customers or even welcome new customers.

The same reason why older founders are ignored by the ecosystem is the same reason why women and other minorities struggle in the Valley: It's really not about what you build, but what you look like while building it.

After all, Sorrell is 73 - years - old, has been the subject of an internal probe for alleged misconduct and WPP has struggled financially in recent quarters.

If you're picturing grandmas struggling to get by on tightening benefits in old age, you're right to worry.

Those looking back upon this curious period will likely be puzzled that the oldest of our national struggles, that for racial justice, should have been subsumed in the homosexualist cause.

With regard to another post regarding faith... I have seen my preemie child struggling for life... I have held the hand of an old person as they slipped from life to death... I have stood vigil in the room of a man of faith as over 40 friends and family crammed into a room sharing pain and suffering as he slipped away suffering from cancer at a young age.

New York (CNN)- The day Anthony Colon heard his older brother had been gunned down in East Harlem, he began struggling with a rage that would last for years.

I realized the other day why I am having such a struggle writing this book on the violence of God in the Old Testament.The reason is because the process of grappling with this issue is requiring me to rethink, rewrite, and redo nearly all of my theology.

Personally i think those specific prayers are a distraction most of the times we pray these prayers because its what we think we need and often thats not the case.The better way is to just trust the holy spirit let him lead i think we miss the awesomeness of doing it Gods way its easy not difficult.The struggle is difficult when we are walking by the flesh and trying to do it our way.When i got to the point where i said to the God i am not going to do it my way anymore and i submit to you because know whats best for me.Change me and when i feel the wrong desires or temptation to walk by the flesh i just say Lord you know i am weak and i can not live a christian life without you help me.As soon as i do that it is effortless theres no struggle thats how we should grow.I am excited with what God is doing in my life he has opened his word i am seeing the fruit of his life impacting mine and i am changing day by day.I am walking by faith and not slipping back into my old desires i know what it means to be an overcomer sin does not have dominion over me anymore.In myself i can not boast because it is the power of God at work in my life and i give all the praise back to God.brentnz

We need not do anything but acknowledge Him and be grateful I've been struggling with a lot of issues this past year — failing to trust in God with all my heart while falling back into old fearful patterns and trying too hard lean on my own understanding, mixing myself up along the way with, frankly, too many Bible verses and analysis of Bible verses.

With only three characters in the Old Testament are prayers like this associated — Moses, (Exodus 5:22 - 23; Numbers 11:11 - 15) Job, (Job 10:2 - 21; 13:24 - 14:6) and Jeremiah — and in each case not doubt but assurance of God is in the background, and the very intimacy with which the soul bares its complaints and carries on its struggle in prayer is testimony to the utter genuineness of the experience.

Whether it's turning an AK - 47 into a rake, an old tire into a flowerbed, or trash into a work of art, there is something profoundly fitting about struggling through the creative process with the goal of finishing something new by Easter to provide a tangible, hands - on experience in discipline, resurrection, and restoration.

Personally, I like to struggle; I'm not very good at submission, but we see the pattern of struggle followed by submission in the lives of the Old Testament Patriarchs — Jacob for instance, wrestling with the angel.

For the preternaturally sensitive seven - year - old, struggling to understand what is happening, the whole dreadful situation comes to a head one afternoon in what we might call Mantel's primal scene.

Yes, I have been struggling a lot with the way God is portrayed in the Old Testament, and feel like slowly, I am starting to come to grips with much of what is written there.

The internal struggle of the last two decades has resulted not in fragmentation, but realignment: Jerry Falwell, a bitter foe of the old, moderate «dominated SBC, was a voting delegate at last year's convention.

I am an old nanny and yet have struggled with this passage, but I know in my heart that you have shared the simple truth of what Jesus meant.

The struggle necessary if we are to direct our sexual energies to their appointed and life - giving ends becomes, in Christ, a battle with an old self that refuses to honor God and insists upon its own way.

Why do we struggle so much because its our old nature that fights against our new nature in Christ which ever one we give into is the one that rules us.But as a born again believer sin shall not have dominion over us.The battle has been won by Christ so by believing in him we also walk as he does as a victor not a victim.Its his holy spirit that empowers us to do what is impossible in the flesh.But to do that our old nature or heart must be crucified with Christ.brentnz

It's hearsay, but: «A 23 - year - old Illinois man accused of planning to attack dozens of churches in Oklahoma with Molotov co -LSB--RSB- cktails has struggled with mental illness, substance abuse and grief, said his cousin, who expressed relief that no one was hurt in the plot.»

Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz

(CNN)- While some churches are struggling to attract younger members, 20 and 30 - something - year - olds are waiting in long lines to get into Hillsong's services.

Rick the more i think about it we are to live as overcomers not strugglers since the day i decided to turn away from the sin that was controlling my life i never fell back into old sinful patterns not once, was i tempted many many times.The Lord will work in our lives one area at a time he needs us to give him full control so if an area is taking control we do need to hand it to him so he can change us.How do we do it immediately we say Lord you know i am weak but in you i am strong i leaned on him and overcame time and time again.We all have areas of weakness that we struggle in so do nt feel bad.Struggling is us trying to do it in our own strength before this process i was so stubborn i refused to let God help me i wanted to do it in my own strength and so it was a roller coaster ride in my christian walk if the day went well i was on a high if it did nt i would would be down.Not any more now when things do nt go to plan i still thank the Lord and when it goes well i thank the Lord.Because i know that all things work for good to those who love the Lord.The main area he is wanting is our hearts he wants all our heart not only some until we come to that place we will continue to struggle in our faith.The only reason to tell you this is not to boast because of what i have done in myself because i have nothing to boast about but if i did i would brag that Christ has empowered me by his holy spirit to be an overcomer just as he would want you to be.As Christians we are all called to be overcomers more than conquerers.Make a decision today to turn all your hearts to the Lord to acknowledge the areas you are holding onto that are controlling your flesh life hand them to the Lord and walk according to the spirit and not the flesh and he will give you the victory.That can be a reality starting today merry christmas everyone and may the new year be an exciting one as we put all our trust in Christ our Lord and savior.Brentnz

The relationship between the search for unity in faith and the engagement in the human struggle lies through an insight as old as Isaiah 42:6 — that God's people are called to be in the world as a covenantal sign of the yet - to - come unity and fulfillment of humankind.

G - D (a supreme being) has brought me through the death of a 20 - year old niece, my sister, my mother, several surgeries and the typical struggles in life — ALL w / in only the last 10 years.

Each of us is a five billion year old success story steeped in more struggle and victory in the face of enormous odds than any of us can fathom.

Yet Brunner describes the new nature as «consisting in the struggle against the old nature,» and what is accomplished in the struggle is not clear.28 I have spoken in broad terms of these three representatives of this school.

I realized the other day why I am having such a struggle writing this book on the violence of God in the Old Testament.

It is possible that in a fallen world (and yes, this is the theological premise without which one can not really make sense of this stuff) where struggle for land involves war, and the only kind of war at the time was the kind described in the Old Testament texts, that this was the way it had to be if the land - gift promise was to be fulfilled in due course.

The struggle between the Old and New Sects made Islam a laughing stock in China, for the differences were not over fundamentals but over trivial matters.

When I ponder your struggling between God in old testament and Jesus, It comes to my own conclusion (which is still guessing... I can be 100 % wrong but, it makes sense to me...:)

While I struggled to make everyone happy with lists of what foods they liked and didn't like, looking for recipies, strategizing ways to have more than one option available... in the back of my mind was the old - fashioned idea of saying grace — I knew we had so much to be grateful for, why was that so hard to connect to?

No real spiritual movement is possible without such unselfing; or as Tillich understood, we are stagnant until we become engaged in a critical struggle with old gods, loyalties and affirmations and confront emptiness and silence.