"... whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster." Does Proverbs 1:33 mean we will never face disaster or difficulty?
Tag: hard times
Give Thanks for the Most Important Thing
Click above to listen. “Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for His wondrous works to the children of man! For He satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul He fills with good things.” (Psalm 107:8-9 ESV) I love Psalm 107. I’ve talked about it in depth before. It seems fitting, as… Continue reading Give Thanks for the Most Important Thing
Peace in Trying Times
Being filled with the peace of God when life is stressful sounds like a cliche and a platitude and an impossible, fanciful thing — and it is, unless we look to God Himself for it.
This Mess Isn’t New
Click above to listen. What we’re going through now? This deep sorrow over oppression and grieving over evil, this weight of darkness that seeps even into those who should be windows to light, this distortion and twisting of good into evil and evil into good? It’s not new. This may seem a strange thing to… Continue reading This Mess Isn’t New
More Than This Mess
Things seem an awful mess right now, everywhere and for everyone. I have some experience with mess, so I thought I'd share. I like things neat and tidy. My brain works better when there’s a place for everything and everything’s in its place. And I used to be able to keep things that way -- well, except for the junk drawer(s) and the mail pile. But technically those particular things weren’t meant to be neat and tidy, right? So they didn’t bother me. But then...life happened. Lots of good, some difficult...just, you know, life. And things got messy.
Even If
Even if. I woke up with that phrase on my mind last week, and it's been echoing ever since. Even if things look bad. Even if things ARE bad. Even if the worst happens. "The Lord is faithful in all His words, and kind in all His works. The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and kind in all His works."
It Is Well With My Soul
Click above to listen. "It Is Well With My Soul" is one of my favorite hymns, my go-to when things are hard. I sang it while my husband was in emergency surgery, I sing it when I'm disappointed or afraid. It's not just a song, it's a prayer. A reminder that there’s more to the… Continue reading It Is Well With My Soul
More Than This Mess 