Posts tagged “God”
I know the Planner
I don’t know the plan. I really struggle with that. I don’t know what’s going to happen next in my life. I don’t know…
My foot is slipping!
“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy”…
The heavenly Father’s got this
If you have children, are you a fretting parent? I’m mainly chilled out, but I’ve also been known to—as I call it—panic pray. As…
God doesn’t care (and that’s good news!)
Does God want you to rent an apartment or buy a house? Does he prefer you stay at your current job or look for…
God controls it all
Have you ever had a dream while you were sleeping that presented you with a situation you were forced to respond to but were…
Certain comfort
Do you know what the new year holds for you? Are you certain? There’s nothing quite so uncomfortable as uncertainty. The uncertainties steal away…
What if?
I’m a certified “what-iffer.” What-iffers say things like … “What if our kids make noise in church?” So they don’t go to church. “What…
What can’t God give you?
Abram of the Old Testament was in his 80s and childless, even though God had promised him a son. In a moment of doubt,…
Find the cross
I was in the doctor’s office for some tests recently—“scary” tests. Do you know the kind I mean? While waiting for the doctor to…
How to deal with anxiety (Part 3)
There are 30 Bible passages where words like anxious or worry show up, and two of them specifically encourage us to pray. Paul wrote,…
Care less about failure
My superstar college roommate would say, after breaking scoring records on the basketball team, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” We…
Burden bearer
Are you an anxious Christian? Your anxiety is no surprise to God. The fact that the Bible addresses anxiety so often shows that God…