Psalm 121:1-2 (LSB) 121 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? 2 My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth. Trials. Tough times. Unexpected crises. Sudden tragedies. Famines. Sadness. Loss. Mourning. These are things we all face in our lifetimes. Jesus told us this would … Read more
James 1:2-4 (NKJV) 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. I’ve spent a fair amount of time lately pondering on the irony … Read more
James 1:2-3 (NKJV) 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. I don’t care much for surprises of the negative kind; the unexpected event or situation that upends my day and requires me to make adjustments to accommodate unwelcome trouble … Read more
Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV) 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. There are many things humans have a hard time with. Here are a few … Read more
Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Are we having to start over today? Maybe we lost everything we had. Maybe we got let go on our job. Or maybe … Read more
Psalm 34:19 (NKJV) 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. Affliction; Something that causes pain or suffering. Ailment, trouble, indisposition, menace, trouble. We have all experienced something that falls into at least one of those categories. Maybe we’re even facing something like that right now. … Read more
Hebrews 12:8 (NKJV) 8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. The hardest part about facing a trial is to make sure we don’t try to get out of it too quickly. That might sound odd, but most times there is something in that trial … Read more
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Many who read this are experiencing various kinds of trials. These trials may be minor or they may be very major. Some … Read more
Deuteronomy 7:9 (NKJV) 9 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; Are we wondering, God where are you? Are we feeling tired and lost today? Do we need a helping hand? … Read more
Psalm 62:7 (NKJV) 7 In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. Because God is our salvation, we can be assured that He will protect us, help us, guide us, carry us, hold us, care for us, preserve us, deliver us, heal us and … Read more