Have you experienced suffering? I tell you about one such time in my own life and some encouraging words from Psalm 118 about sealing God’s blessings in our hearts and not wasting a crisis.
Are you plagued with torment, depression, anguish, suffering, misery, anxiety, and worry? Does relief and rest sound too good to be true? Here’s how to break free of the bondage that enslaves your mind, followed by a list of some of the benefits you’ll experience as these chains are broken. I’m sllloooooowwlly making my way through the…
Abuse is horrific. It leaves scars and deeply wounds the soul. Was abuse part of your childhood? Do you feel that God has forgotten you or abandoned you? Is there anger, hatred, or bitterness ruling in your heart? There is hope for your hurting heart, relief from the tormented thoughts that hound you, a peace available that…
Are you in a storm? Is difficulty on the horizon? Your future unknown, provisions uncertain, and the path frightening? What’s your default mindset? That’s right where the disciples were in Mark 6:45-52. FEARFUL. They were alone, at night, in a boat, with violent downdrafts and sudden gusts of winds. They had just witnessed…
Where can our anxious hearts truly find rest? PSALM 4 is so beautiful, demonstrating how DISTRESS can be replaced with rest, joy, peace, relief, and how ANGER and a desire to retaliate can be replaced with self control and a quiet spirit. Our human emotions can turn around. The pattern seen in Psalms is to…
Are you desperate for God’s ear? PSALM 5 shows us that David desperately pleaded for God’s strength, power, and wisdom through both audible prayer and in the unspoken longings of his heart through silent meditation. “Consider my groaning; Give attention to the sound of my cry.” He fervently asked God to help him sort through…
When your soul is weary from the weight of sin. PSALM 6. We’ve all been there… we’ve made decisions based on lust, selfishness, or out of an angry, jealous, revengeful heart that have brought results that deeply trouble our soul. Our guilt is great; we are consumed in our thoughts with our self, weary from…
Have you been wrongfully slandered or unfairly criticized? PSALM 7. We’ve all experienced the hurt from unfair criticism and attacks on our reputation. Slander leaves a mark even when disproven. Stabbing a person’s reputation with untrue, venomous words is hateful. The psalmist David, a shepherd, paints an incredible picture of a fierce lion pouncing on…
Ever sat still amidst God’s creation? Psalm 8. This psalm is sometimes called “The Song of the Astronomer” as the writer David observes the beauty of the night sky and delights in the majesty and wisdom of the great Creator. When I remember difficult times, ones where my consumed mind seemed unable to think beyond…
What’s your default mindset when walking through difficulty? PSALM 9. This psalm, written by David who endured suffering and fearful situations more intense than we may ever experience, shows his resolute mindset in the opening words, “I WILL GIVE THANKS to the Lord with my WHOLE heart. I WILL RECOUNT all of your marvelous…
