Where does your strength come from? Honestly, sometimes it comes from sheer determination, denial, selfish ambition, or attempting to prove something to others. These can all be motivations to keep pushing, but their strength will wear out. Instead, I remember (sometimes), that my strength must come from God. “Whoever serves…
I want to feel secure, wrapped with love and protection, unafraid of the chaos and evil of this world. Don’t you? I did a word search on the word security in the Bible. I was surprised at what I found, but then again, not so surprised. Let me tell you what…
I want to play this game. I want ice cream. I want to go first. My three year old granddaughter, Hannah, has a sweet heart, but was driving me insane with the “I wants”. I began telling her that I couldn’t hear the words, “I want”. If she wanted something,…
Have you ever wondered if God really answers prayer? Have you sought an answer, but God seemed to be silent? Or you asked, and the answer was no? Did God quit caring for you? God answers prayer. Look at this example form Exodus. “So God heard their groaning; and God…
“Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God. For He will abundantly pardon.”…
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me; That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the Lord, and…
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” Isaiah 30:15 “Burnout is the result of prolonged, unrelenting stress that gradually erodes your ability to cope.” “Early symptoms are subjective and invisible to others who see you as competent and high functioning.” Feelings of being…
“Fear not, for you will not be put to shame; And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced, But you will forget the shame of your youth… For your husband is your Maker, Whose name is the Lord of hosts; And your Redeemer is the Holy One…
“In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.” Isaiah 30:15 Boy! Does that go against our nature! We want to jump in and fix things. We want an answer now! In the last couple of days before my mom died, she kept asking…
“…then you will surely be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.” Jeremiah 22:22 “Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, And instead of humiliation they will shout for you over their portion… Everlasting joy will be theirs…” Isaiah 61:7 Shame is directly linked to sin…