Psalm 131:2 Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child rests against his mother, my soul is like a weaned child within me. It doesn’t seem to take much to get my soul disquieted. Sometimes it’s a combination of little things that causes more unrest (anxiety) than a ‘big’ thing. Why…
Have you ever asked that question when life was pressing in on you and it seemed like God was not listening to your cry for help? Or maybe you have prayed for change/something for a long time and nothing has happened? I have. Are you asking that question now? Where is God in the midst…
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…
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. What are you anxious about? What do you fear? Jacob (Genesis 32:9-12) gives us a great example for dealing with external fears. Note: He addresses his prayer to “O God of my father…O…
‘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…
Are you Discouraged? Depressed? Fearful? Anxious? Worried? Overwhelmed? Confused? Filled with negative thoughts? Where is your focus? What dominates your thinking? Remember Peter walking on the water toward Jesus after he’d asked Jesus to prove it was He by inviting him to do so? Matthew 14:28-31 Peter got distracted by the wind and waves all…