Growth Can Continue In A Difficult Season
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16: “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” Despite outward decline, Paul describes inward renewal taking place day by day. Read KJV. Some seasons reduce what we can do. Energy changes, responsibilities increase, and familiar routines become harder […]
Come To Jesus With Your Actual Struggle
Scripture: Hebrews 4:15: For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Jesus, our high priest, sympathizes with human weakness and has faced temptation without sin. Read KJV. It can be difficult to ask […]
Your Sorrow Has a Place in Prayer
Scripture: Psalm 56:8: “Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?” Grief can interrupt an ordinary day. A song, an empty chair, or an unexpected memory can bring tears before you are ready. Psalm 56:8 uses the tender imagery of collected tears and a written record. […]
An Honest Prayer Can Hold Both Hope and Fear
Scripture: Mark 9:24:“And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” You may trust God and still have questions. You may pray with hope while feeling afraid. In Mark 9:24, a father brings that tension directly to Jesus. His words arise from concern for […]
Bring Your Urgency Before God
Scripture: Isaiah 30:15: For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.” God calls His people to return and rest, finding strength in quietness and confidence, though they resist. An urgent feeling […]
Notice What Keeps Drawing Your Eyes
Scripture: Psalm 119:37: “Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.” The psalmist asks God to turn his eyes from worthless things and give him life in God’s way. One look becomes another. Soon a few spare minutes have become a long session of comparison, outrage, or distraction. Psalm […]
Good Advice Should Also Show Good Character
Scripture: James 3:17: “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.“ Wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle, receptive, merciful, fruitful in goodness, impartial, and sincere. Confident advice can sound convincing. Yet confidence alone […]
Look at Where Your Habits Are Taking You
Scripture: Proverbs 4:26 :“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.” Consider the path your feet take and make your ways steady.A single choice may seem too small to matter. Repeated choices gradually give our days a direction. Proverbs 4:26 belongs to a passage about guarding the heart, speech, vision, […]
Listening Is Part of a Faithful Life
Scripture: Luke 10:39: “And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.” Mary sits at Jesus’ feet and listens to His teaching. Attention is one of the most personal things we can offer. We can be physically present and still miss what someone is saying. In Luke […]
It’s Okay To Pause Before Everything Is Finished
Psalm 131:2: I’ve behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.” The psalmist describes a quieted soul, comparing it to a weaned child resting with its mother. Sometimes the body sits down while the mind keeps running. There is another message to answer, […]