Isaiah 55:9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Enjoying my morning walk by the lake, I basked in the sun shining on the water (Even belted out a little John Denver…Sunshine on my shoulders makes me Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 9:7-8 “Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do. Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.” I hate to admit it, but I think I’m more of a see the glass “half-empty” person than Continue Reading…
Psalm 103:2 “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” Sometimes life gets in the way of life… Have you ever experienced this? You’re moving along, full of faith, then you hit a pothole of disappointment. Your prayers get punctured by betrayal and loss, your joy runs headlong into a Continue Reading…
Psalm 137:1-3 “By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps” Discouragement. It stops us in our tracks. It locks us in limbo. It deafens us to hope. Israel was well acquainted with it. After four hundred years of cruel Continue Reading…
I Thessalonians 5:18 “give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Seventeenth century Bible scholar Matthew Henry is said to have penned these words upon the theft of his wallet: “I thank Thee first because I was never robbed before; second, because Continue Reading…
James 1:2 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds…” “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart….” You’re probably familiar with the refrain. Maybe you’re a bit like me when it comes to joy. Rather than springing from the deep Continue Reading…
Hebrews 3:7-8 “…Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…” How many of you have been wounded by unmet expectations? Hit by a mischaracterization of who you are? Have you ever had a relationship explode in front of you? Have you experienced disappointment so strong that it Continue Reading…