“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 ESV It’s His command to His people… Be still… know… I AM GOD… What has you stirred up today…? Find a quiet place… [Photo by James Garcia on Unsplash] Bring it to Him… Know… who… He… is… God… Rest in that truth… …I know whom I have believed,…… Continue reading be still…
Recent days remain full… And today feels all out of sorts… Doubts rising about how I’ve spent my time… Am I doing things right…? pleasing Him…? When these thoughts stir… I remember the blessing of praise… Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a…… Continue reading the blessing of praise…
I find emotions stirred… caught up in a competition… One in which I have no stake… emotional or otherwise… I don’t know the competitors… except by reputation… but I find my heart rate increased… attention riveted… My own loud exclamation… grabs my attention… And I wonder… Why…? why do I care so much…? so much… I…… Continue reading emotions stirred…
Feeling at a loss for words… Already a couple of false starts for today… (This may be a third…) So many stirrings in my heart… The wonder of those who are faithless… and the pain it leads to… Or those who say they believe… but consider His Word outdated… And the dark… which increasingly envelopes…… Continue reading stirrings…
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared. Proverbs 22:24-25 NIV The spirit of anger… it’s contagious… The day started with stirred up anger… aimed at me… Immediately engaging in defensive mode… I tried to explain… but it…… Continue reading stirred up anger…
He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18:17-19 ESV He…… Continue reading in need of rescue…
Return, O my soul, to your rest;for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.For you have delivered my soul from death,my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.Psalm 116:7-9 ESVSometimes… when your soul is stirred…you just have to give it a talking to…Soul… remember…… Continue reading rest in Him… Psalm 116:7-9…
