"...So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.'" --Jesus Luke 17:10 ESV I've learned over the years of walking with Him... it's so much easier... less painful... less anxiety inducing... if I simply obey... do my duty as a servant... in… Continue reading unworthy servant…
Category: Anxiety
a wake up call…
The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:5-6 ESV A loved one broke into my dream... just stepped into a scene unexpectedly... looking very distraught... I was awake in a flash... filled with… Continue reading a wake up call…
lean on Him… Psalm 112:7…
He is not afraid of bad news;his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.Psalm 112:7 ESVI used to live my life... afraid of bad news...this is the reality of one who lives worried... anxious...Being fearful of the next bad thing... flows from a heart filled with unbelief...I say this because I know...I was...fearful... unbelieving...even as… Continue reading lean on Him… Psalm 112:7…
feeling small…
Last night's surrender... led to a not so mild meltdown...The stretching thin... feeling more like a breaking point...Grumpy... edgy... crotchety (as my mom would have said)...I went about doing things I could do...sweeping...mopping...cooking...taking out garbage...In the midst of all... He threw out reminders...The stretching thin... to be a thin place... where I draw strength from… Continue reading feeling small…
muddled…?
A day beginning with inexplicable joy... has become a muddle by its end...A puzzle really... because I've seen His faithfulness... throughout the day...First... the joy...then provision of unsought help... in completing my list of to-dos...finally... peace... in the midst of problems...But... somewhere... along the way to evening...I've forgotten... to remember...or... let my list... and its… Continue reading muddled…?