Have you ever sat mourning, feeling completely empty? Have you felt like a big promise made to you has been broken? Have you seen that broken promise flushed down the drain? Have you felt lost and desperate? How long did you wonder around lost? Have you found your way? Losing something or someone precious toContinue reading “Dreadful Waiting”
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Mourning and Meekness
Are there things you are sorry for? Have you done things you wish you hadn’t? Have you faced persecution? Do you struggle to make ends meet? Do you feel as though you are invisible? Does it seem as though people walk on you? Are you seeking relief? Do you desire being noticed? We all haveContinue reading “Mourning and Meekness”
Trouble and Anguish
In times of trouble, we often desire help, even if we don’t ask for it directly. When we are in anguish, filled with sorrow, grief, depression, or frustration, we silently wish that someone would take it away. We may cry out in anger when in trouble or in anguish. Experiencing troubles, regardless of the type,Continue reading “Trouble and Anguish”
Lamenting to God
Not many of us have experienced a city being abandoned. We don’t know what it is like to have a foreign army drive out the citizens of a city and take captive anyone who remains. We cannot fully understand the feelings of helplessness, loss, grief, and depression. The Israelites experienced all of it when theyContinue reading “Lamenting to God”
Run to God
Have you experienced a time of deep sorrow? Have you experienced the loss of a loved one? Have you experienced the unexpected loss of a job? Have you had a vehicle or a house repossessed? Have you been at a complete loss, not knowing where to turn for help? Experiencing a time of deep sorrow,Continue reading “Run to God”
Grieving
Have you grieved for something other than the loss of a loved one? Has your heart felt heavy in your chest? Have you been heart sick? Have your shoulders drooped with the weight of your grief? Are you feeling the weight of your grief today? Do you know you are not alone? We often thinkContinue reading “Grieving”
Cry Out to God
How does grief affect you? Have you experienced the deep grief from the loss of a loved one? Have you cried many tears on many different days? Has your soul been shaken by the loss? Have you experienced a loss of energy or physical pains in your grief? Grief is experienced in many ways beContinue reading “Cry Out to God”
Entrapment
Have you ever laid a trap for someone? Did you set it up so that no matter what their answer was they failed? Did you think it was funny? Did it get the other person into serious trouble? Do you sometimes do the same, or at least attempt it, with God? Sometimes we pull practicalContinue reading “Entrapment”
Disruptions Happen
Have you ever been distraught and sought a quiet place to reflect, grieve, or reenergize yourself? Have you had your quiet time disrupted by others who were seeking your attention? Are you going through such a time now? Did you know Jesus experienced a time like that? We will all experience times when we desireContinue reading “Disruptions Happen”
Faith Tested
Have you gone through an initiation? Have you been tested to determine if you are a fit for an organization? Was it a physically grueling test? Was it a mentally stressful test? Did the test combine mental and physical requirements? We may face some very difficult tests in this life. Personally, I have faced aContinue reading “Faith Tested”
Marty Pressey 