Itching Ears

For the time will come when peoplewill not put up with sound doctrine.Instead, to suit their own desires,they will gather around them a great number of teachersto say what their itching ears want to hear.2 Timothy 4:3 (NIV) I see it, God, but I do not really want to...

I Gotta be Honest

Rejoice in the Lord always.I will say it again: Rejoice!Philippians 4:4 (NIV) Dear Jesus, I gotta be honest, there are days I do not feel like rejoicing. But I know that if I only rejoice when things are perfect—I will never do it.I do know there is much to joy in,...

What is Happening?

Trust in the Lord with all your heartand lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways submit to him,and he will make your paths straight.Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) Dear God, I do not understand all that is happening right now—all the turmoil, lawlessness, and...

Flying Off the Charts

The soothing tongue is a tree of life,but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.Proverbs 15:4 (NIV) Dear Jesus, I am stuck again. My grumbly attitude is flying off the charts. Friends are fleeing and family members are bug-eyed. It’s not been a good spiritual look for...

A Way in the Wilderness

See, I am doing a new thing!Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wildernessand streams in the wasteland.Isaiah 43:19 (NIV) Dear God, I woke up this morning somehow seeing a new way to look at life. It sprung up in my spirit suddenly and...

Who to Please?

Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings,or of God? Or am I trying to please people?If I were still trying to please people,I would not be a servant of Christ.Galatians 1:10 (NIV) When I ponder this verse in Galatians, Lord, I am flooded with memories of...

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