“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4) The following thought-provoking questions are shared from a page on Facebook called Shareable Truth (August 25, 2017). I gained a new perspective on this frequently cited and often misunderstood passage in the Bible. Delight yourself …
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Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?
“You of little faith, why are you so afraid? Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.” (Matthew 8:26) Excerpts herein are from Oswald Chamber’s My Utmost for His Highest for August 12, The Theology of Rest. “When we are in fear we can do nothing …
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I’ll be happy when ….
(“Isolation” short video) Unhappiness is a condition that affects many Americans at one point or another, and isolation often a byproduct. The short film entitled “Isolation” (click image link above), cleverly produced, directed and acted by Joe Narciso as part of a sermon series created by Renaissance Church in Summit, New Jersey served as the …
Due to a lack of patience, tomorrow is cancelled
When has your tomorrow become today because you just couldn’t wait? Stress can do that to you. Stress makes you believe that everything has to happen right now. As an example, there is nothing wrong with companies selling more and faster, but often mistakes are made when they do not weigh the risks of a …
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I would have despaired unless I believed
I would have despaired, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord, be strong and let your heart take courage. (Psalm 27:13-14) The psalmist David is easy to identify with. In Psalm 27 he wrote “I really would have given …