Luke 10:40-42(NIV) Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made….”Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed…” If these were preparations that “had to be made”, how was she to get in on the one needed thing? How was she…
Bitterness is an obvious drain that destroys the person harboring it and defiles everyone around them. But what about things like fear and worry and disappointment and self-pity? “The clearest evidence that God’s grace is at work in our hearts is that we do not get into panics. The one great crime on the part…
Read Mark 4:35-41 when Jesus calmed the storm. The disciples woke Jesus up with the question, “…do You not care that we are perishing?” It sounded like they doubted His goodness and maybe His power. What did they expect Jesus to do? Did they just want Him to express sympathy for their plight or actually…
‘Be anxious for nothing…’! The Living Bible paraphrases it, ‘Don’t worry about anything…’ Philippians 4:6 What do you tend to worry about? Note this is not just a suggestion for happier living; and it doesn’t include an ‘if you can’ clause. This is a command. How on earth…with the challenges of life…and the pain…and the…
When the going is difficult with no end in sight and we feel all alone, it’s easy to think God either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care. Nothing could be further from the TRUTH. The children of Israel certainly felt this way. Listen to what God said to them. Isaiah 40:27-31 Why do you say, O…
Along with more specific promises God gives you, here are some things that we know are God’s will in any situation. Cry out to God for contentment and the discernment to know if it’s to be contentment with the battle to change your circumstances or contentment with the circumstances as they are. Phil. 4:13 Not…