Sentences with phrase «olds struggling with»

But how different are 11 - year - olds struggling with reading when they start secondary school to children with similar difficulties at the end of primary school?

United boss Louis van Gaal then handed the forward a full debut in their disappointing Champions League defeat at the hands of PSV Eindhoven in midweek due to the absence of captain Wayne Rooney, however, the 19 - year - old struggled with the task of leading the line on his own.

The 31 - year - old struggled with a thigh strain a few weeks ago which forced him to miss the first leg of the semi-final encounter with Manchester City.

As noted by ESPN FC, reports earlier this week suggested that Zelalem was close to moving to Germany with the 19 - year - old struggling with a lack of opportunities in north London and in turn he had been forced to consider his options.

My oldest struggled with math last year and didn't pass the math portion for the 2nd grade exit test at the end of the year.

But don't worry, either, if your 12 - year - old struggles with the concept.

As a 15 - year - old struggling with pubescent acne, I was determined to use whatever was necessary to banish to blemishes that were taking up residence on my face, so I ransacked the skin care aisle at my local drugstore, buying anything that smelled like it would work.

Remember centers on Zev Guttman (Christopher Plummer), a 90 - year - old struggling with memory loss.

In the opening scene of Marjorie Prime, we first meet Marjorie, an 85 - year - old struggling with memory loss, as she listens to Walter Prime, a computerized hologram version of her husband, describe the second dog that she and her real husband adopted.

Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) was created for children and adolescents aged 12 - 17 years old struggling with chronic, delinquent behavior as well as youth with severe emotional...

My 4 yr old struggles with managing behaviour and his feelings.

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When Joaquin was just three years old, he was on a fishing trip with his father and three siblings when he saw the fish struggle and squirm once caught.

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.

Struggling with mobility over a year after a Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis, the community activist brought his wife and 1-1/2 - year old son to Washington, DC for a last - ditch effort to stop the Republican tax bill.

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.

But it still struggles with the perception that it's old and outdated.

Instead, flush with venture capital, these surging new media empires will see struggling old media companies knocking on their doors.

But she hasn't had a driver's licence since the»60s, is 83 years old, and blind, too — so we're struggling a bit with the details.

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.»

But the grey - haired 62 - year old appears to have dispelled his father's doubts by winning a bitter power struggle with Mahathir Mohamad, the former prime minister who helped him into office almost seven years ago.

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.

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.

The company is seen as a chain for older professional women, and it has struggled to connect with younger shoppers.

Many aspiring doctors who are working towards their full credentials struggle to meet the obligations of their old grad school loans, which are often from private lenders with harsher terms.

It also functions as a spiritual survival guide for hard times as millions of Americans young and old struggle to cope with «falling»: losing their homes, careers and status.

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 experieWith 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 experiewith 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.

I have lots of conversations with Christians young and old who, from different starting points, all want to talk about the same problem: their struggle with the text of the Bible.

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.

Whichever of these paths one takes — and there are surely others — we are struggling with the same basic problem, trying to find some solution that will bring the God of the Old Testament into line with our modern God.

He goes on to mention three possible path, none of which seem very satisfactory, and concludes with, «Whichever of these paths one takes — and there are surely others — we are struggling with the same basic problem, trying to find some solution that will bring the God of the Old Testament into line with our modern God.»

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

Many people struggle with how to teach and preach about Jesus from the Old Testament.

As a 48 yr old single Christian doctor who happens to be gay, the day to day struggles that comes with being gay has really taken a toll on me.

Her 20 - year - old son Ryan joins her to work on the house, and his presence sets up a familiar Miller situation: a mother struggling simultaneously with her roles as parent and daughter.

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

It is notoriously difficult for white do - gooder churches of any stripe to be more multicultural (Old St. Pat's has struggled with this problem mightily).

Did she wrestle with the meaning of this Advent, like the matriarchs of old who struggled to believe that «with God nothing shall be impossible» (Luke 1:37; cf. Gen. 18:14)?

It was last summer that beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams committed suicide after a decades - long battle with depression and addiction, and this weekend, his 26 - year - old daughter Zelda spoke out about her own struggle.

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.