Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Psalm 73:26
"My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Difficulty Can Be A Good Thing
Today's post is an excerpt from one of the devotions in my Women's Devotional Bible. Note: it doesn't just apply to women.
Sometimes, the things God promises for our future don't seem at all likely in light of what we're experiencing today. From our limited perspective, we don't see the big picture, only a tiny thumbnail print. We may be experiencing something difficult or uncomfortable that will result in something better.
It's important to remember that sometimes our troubles are only a momentary detour leading us to God's best for us.
Taken from "God's Better Way"
The New Women's Devotional Bible
Zondervan
Sometimes, the things God promises for our future don't seem at all likely in light of what we're experiencing today. From our limited perspective, we don't see the big picture, only a tiny thumbnail print. We may be experiencing something difficult or uncomfortable that will result in something better.
It's important to remember that sometimes our troubles are only a momentary detour leading us to God's best for us.
Taken from "God's Better Way"
The New Women's Devotional Bible
Zondervan
Monday, June 6, 2011
Take Courage!
"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
-John 16:33
This weekend, some friends of ours received some devastating news for their family. So many people are facing huge battles and experiencing great suffering.
As Christians, we are not exempt from hardships. Jesus told His disciples to expect them. But then He encouraged them to take heart. In the Greek it is translated, "take courage".
I wish I knew all the reasons why. I wish I had all the answers to the tough questions. But I don't.
All I DO know is that life is not always perfect and we will all face moments we wish we would never have to face. But I also know that, even as we walk through those moments, God will be with us. Take courage, knowing that in the end, He will overcome.
-John 16:33
This weekend, some friends of ours received some devastating news for their family. So many people are facing huge battles and experiencing great suffering.
As Christians, we are not exempt from hardships. Jesus told His disciples to expect them. But then He encouraged them to take heart. In the Greek it is translated, "take courage".
I wish I knew all the reasons why. I wish I had all the answers to the tough questions. But I don't.
All I DO know is that life is not always perfect and we will all face moments we wish we would never have to face. But I also know that, even as we walk through those moments, God will be with us. Take courage, knowing that in the end, He will overcome.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Waves Of Life
"Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea--the LORD on high is mighty."
-Psalm 93:4
Have you ever been standing in the ocean, facing the beach, only for a rogue wave to come up behind you and knock you off your feet? You try to get back up and get your bearings, only to be knocked back down by another wave.
Doesn't life feel that way sometimes? We get hit by a wave that makes us lose our footing and every time we try to get back up, another wave comes to try and knock us back down...one thing after another after another. It can eventually get wearisome to even try to get back on our feet.
But keep fighting, keep pushing, keep getting back up...knowing that God is mightier than the waves we face.
-Psalm 93:4
Have you ever been standing in the ocean, facing the beach, only for a rogue wave to come up behind you and knock you off your feet? You try to get back up and get your bearings, only to be knocked back down by another wave.
Doesn't life feel that way sometimes? We get hit by a wave that makes us lose our footing and every time we try to get back up, another wave comes to try and knock us back down...one thing after another after another. It can eventually get wearisome to even try to get back on our feet.
But keep fighting, keep pushing, keep getting back up...knowing that God is mightier than the waves we face.
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