Posts tagged “God”
You need only to be still
It’s easy to trust God’s promises when we see the blessings, but it is much harder when we see challenges. God freed his Old…
Glob remover
Ever feel like there’s something wrong with you even when you didn’t do something wrong? Lewis Smedes helps put that feeling into words in…
God’s spacious place
“When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be…
How to be still
There’s this one verse in the Bible that a lot of people—myself included—seem to know (but don’t really know). It comes from a song…
Let’s go fishing
God wants you to go fishing. Did you know that? Listen to what he says: “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will…
No failed promises
God always keeps his promises. That’s easy to say but sometimes hard for us to believe. God promised to lead the Israelites from Egypt…
Not just a pep talk
FDR famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Inspiring words! But they’re just words, a pep talk. Is a…
No fear
I read a story about a man who lived through World War II in England. Every night air-raid sirens blared and enemy bombers dropped…
Immortal until God’s time
I get anxious about the future. Do you? I worry about all the things that could happen to me or my loved ones. Do…
Do not be afraid of the future
When it comes to the future, it’s like we are wearing blindfolds. We want a sign that everything will be okay. Does God give…
A day at a time
When I was growing up, my mother frequently reminded me to take it a day at a time. I wasn’t good at doing so…
A world of worriers
It’s news to no one that rates of anxiety across the world are rising. We see it in our communities, feel it in our…