Have you thought of being poor as being blessed? Have you thought being hungry was a blessing? Have you thought weeping meant a blessing? I dare say not many, if any at all, would think any of these are a blessing. We likely think of them as a lack of blessing, if not a curse.Continue reading “Deep Roots”
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Blessed by Trust
Yesterday, we discussed being careful who you trust. We know that some people will let us down or betray us. When that happens, our trust is broken. We may have our doubts about trusting God. We want to believe we can trust him. Or we may fully trust God. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God tellsContinue reading “Blessed by Trust”
Dimly Know
How much do you think you know? How much do you really know? Do you pride yourself in knowing more than others? Are you continually seeking to know something new? What are you seeking to know? Are you longing to know the whole story? We know many things. We learn many things in school. WeContinue reading “Dimly Know”
Security and Peace
How would you like to live secure? Wouldn’t it be nice to not have anything to worry about? Don’t you desire to have peace in your life? Wouldn’t you like to be at peace within your soul? Have you been seeking a secure life with peace? Where have you been looking? Being at peace isContinue reading “Security and Peace”
Restored Fortunes
What have you lost that you would like to have found or returned? Was it a relationship? Was it a job? Was it money lost in the stock market? Did you lose your home? What have you done to attempt to recover it? What would you do if it all was returned to you? SometimesContinue reading “Restored Fortunes”
God’s Justice
Do you seek justice? Do you seek for your oppressors to be dealt with? Do you desire the outcast to be gathered and saved? Do you desire to see the lame, sick, and injured to be healed? Do you want your shame to be removed and replaced with praise? All people seek for justice. However,Continue reading “God’s Justice”
Leader and Mentor
Have had good leaders in your life? Have you had good mentors? Were they appointed to be your leader or mentor? Or were they people you looked up to because of how they carried themselves? Are you a mentor for someone? Are you a leader of others? Good leaders and mentors are hard to find.Continue reading “Leader and Mentor”
Birth Pangs
Are you worried about the state of our world? Are you concerned there are two wars ongoing simultaneously? Are you worried about the state of our nation? Are you concerned with the continued hateful language being spewed by anyone who has a disagreement with another? If you are like me, you hear and participate inContinue reading “Birth Pangs”
Present Your Requests
Has there been something you had yearned for for a long time? How did you go about acquiring it? How did you feel when you acquired it? Were you successful in acquiring it? If not, are you still yearning for it? Where will you turn now? Will you ask God for it? There may beContinue reading “Present Your Requests”
God Satisfies
Have you ever been distressed. Have you been depressed? Have you felt there was nowhere to turn for help? Have you wept until you thought you could weep no more? Was your heart broken? Have spent time alone in your weeping? Did you think no one would understand? Most will experience at least one timeContinue reading “God Satisfies”
Marty Pressey 