Tag: adversity
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I Will Give Thanks
Psalm 9:1: I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. My small, simple soul loves this time of year. It holds the promise of the holidays without the urgent hustle and bustle that seems to arrive in December. I also think my soul has…
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Are These Dark and Difficult Paths the Lord’s?
Psalm 25:10: All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. When I read this verse, I am struck by its beauty. “All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness.” Yes, please. My small, simple soul conjures images of moonlit…
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She Walked with God
Genesis 5:24: Enoch walked with God and disappeared because God took him (CEB). The Bible speaks often of walking with God. In the Bible, a person’s “walk” was used as a way to describe how that person “did life.” Or we might say it was a metaphor for how they conducted themselves. So walking…
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Expect New Things
Isaiah 43:16-17“Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: ‘Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing…
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Don’t Put God in a Box
Isaiah 43:16-17“Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: ‘Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing…
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Commemorate Spiritual Markers
Isaiah 43:16-19“Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: ‘Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing…
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Preparing to See God in our Difficulties
Isaiah 43:16-19“Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: ‘Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing…
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The Greatness of God
Part 1/3 Job 26:14: Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand? (ESV) Sometimes, the world seems rather overwhelming to me. All of its problems, and turmoils, and disappointments loom large in my mind. But…
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After the Dust Settles
Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. After a particularly traumatic period in my life—one that stretched through several years—I found myself feeling rather shattered inside. In the midst of all the fear and heartache, I had desperately clung to Jesus, and He had ever so faithfully seen me through. …
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When Grief, Not Worship, Bows Our Head
PART 1 OF 3 Psalm 3:3 But You, Oh Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. The night before had been hard. The kind of hard that leaves you wondering how you are supposed to make it through the day, let alone complete the simplest of tasks. But…