Lord, today has been a hectic day with the hustle and bustle of the world surrounding me constantly. I am sufficiently tired, and it seems as if all energy has left me. I know that You will give me a respite of restful sleep, Lord, and I can honestly say I look forward to its Read More
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So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. (Matthew 28:8 NIV) Lord, how beautiful are the feet that bring good news! I can’t read the number of women who wanted to visit your empty tomb without my heart beating faster! So often, I have
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Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. (Proverbs 14:31 NIV) I long to help every needy person in the world, Lord. Perhaps the most effective way to do this is by praying that You will send help wherever it is needed. Meanwhile, there is
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Today has been a bad day for me health-wise. I’ve been very physically weak; all energy vacated my being. I’ve had a few minutes sprinkled through the day when I have been able to take care of my personal needs myself. Then back to bed to sleep. Sleep is my body’s response to an especially
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Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; give me life in Your ways. (Psalm 119:37 NIV) Lord, how many distractions there are in this world! How easy it is to get caught up in the desire to acquire. How tempting it is to read one self-help book after another until I am dizzy. I know
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It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools. (Ecclesiastes 7:5 NIV) Sometimes I prefer frivolity rather than to grow in the light of some uncomfortable truth, Lord. You know, when I’m indulging in foolishness when I could be having a meaningful interaction with someone
The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; parents tell their children about your faithfulness. (Isaiah 38:19 NIV) Speaking of God’s faithfulness can be difficult; it might even seem weird to talk about God at times. But we can make talking about God and all that He has done for us a
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O Most High, when I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me? (Psalm 56:2-4 NIV) Lord, I know that it was not David’s sling that won the victory against Goliath – it was David’s
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Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. (Proverbs 3:3 NIV) Lord, how I long to stand strong in faith! I read of great people of faith and question my courage. Would I, if my life depended on it, say, “Yes, I believe
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to everyone. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV) I am incredibly grateful that every
