“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 …
For as he thinks within himself, so he is
“For as he thinks within himself, so he is.” (Proverbs 23:7) When I was a very small boy, I wanted to be “Davy Crockett”. I was so captivated by the person of Davy Crockett, that I would not only look forward to watching the Walt Disney television series about him with Fess Parker in the …
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and he will lift you up
When I was in junior high school, I used to go over to my cousin’s house often. I looked up to my cousin Marty who was several years older than me. I loved my cousin. We would sit up in his room calling on his HAM radio anyone who would answer. “Breaker, Breaker good buddy …
Does God marvel at you?
For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the Lord of hosts is His name).” – Isaiah 51:15 NAS. This is the God Almighty, all powerful, the great “I Am”. Life is like the sea and the waves – sometimes calm and sometimes turbulent, but always changing, …
The Fumble
Ever had that “uh-oh” moment, that sinking feeling? We all make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes lose games, so to speak. In our minds and hearts, we often know what the right thing to do is because God speaks to us through our minds and hearts; but sometimes, our stubbornness, self-sufficiency, and self-reliance get in …
My Way or God’s Way
When you feel stressed or encounter difficulties, do you let those stresses and difficulties alert you to your need for God, or are you quick to solve them yourself? One Saturday morning during a Pause Ministry men’s meeting and breakfast, a title on the book shelf caught my eye. It was “The Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual”. …