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”
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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”
Character Building
Have you ever done endurance work? Has that work improved your overall endurance? Have you spent time building your character? Were there specific pieces of your character you were working on? What were the steps you were taking to build your character? Endurance is not easy to build. Physical endurance requires us spending time andContinue reading “Character Building”
Waiting in Grief
Do you like waiting? What if you are waiting in grief? What if all your hopes had just been dashed? What if you feel as though your dreams were just crushed? Do you look for something to put your hope in? Is the waiting excruciating in one of these situations? Our culture has conditioned usContinue reading “Waiting in Grief”
Marty Pressey 