Afraid to be Still

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth.”Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Dear Lord, it’s all too much now. Too much chaos and clamor. And too much TV and social media! I need quiet waters and to be still before...

The Roadblock

Jesus replied, “What is impossible with manis possible with God.”Luke 18:27 (NIV) Dearest Lord, I have hit an impossible roadblock today. Actually, these barriers seem to be popping up all over the place. Right here in my foggy brain, in my pathetic career, my...

The Pain of Rejection!

He was despised and rejected by mankind,a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.Like one from whom people hide their faceshe was despised, and we held him in low esteem.Isaiah 53:3 (NIV) Dear Jesus, today my child rejected me. I never saw it coming, but she locked...

Life is Full of Wonders

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided.Exodus 14:21 (NIV) Sometimes, Lord, I am so busy waiting for a parting of the Red Sea kind of...

Living Large

“Where were youwhen I laid the earth’s foundation?Tell me, if you understand.Job 38:4 (NIV) Jesus, I see some people who love to live large. They know what they want, and they will do almost anything to get it. They live in a way that announces their presence. They...

The Fragrance of Forgiveness

“In your anger do not sin”:Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV) Lord, I see these verses play out way too often in my own life. When I verbally tussle with someone, it can sometimes escalate...

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