A well-lived life begins with a well-worn Bible.
Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. Psalm 37:8 (NASB) Do not fret. We don’t hear or say this too often, do we? We say, “Don’t worry” or “Don’t be afraid,” but we rarely say, “Don’t fret.” In fact, you probably don’t use the word ‘fret’ at all […]
When is the last time you looked up and noticed the sky? In Psalm 19:1, the Psalmist tells us that the skies have a lot to teach us: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” (NIV) When we see the fire of a sunset or the brightness of […]
They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out. Isaiah 48:21 (ESV) When we are going through the desert times in life–when we are thirsty and our strength is waning–we can know 2 things for […]
People make a lot of promises, don’t they? But so often, those promises aren’t kept. They either forget the promises they made or they can’t keep them for some reason…or maybe they do remember and do have the ability to follow through, but they just don’t care enough to keep their word. But no matter […]
Have you ever had to wait for something you really wanted? A job. An acceptance letter. A child. When God asks us to wait, it challenges us. As day after unchanging day goes by, we live in the tension of desire and disappointment. And with our eyes fixed solely on what we don’t have, we […]
