Are you OVERWHELMED? STRESSED? IMPATIENT? DEPRESSED? “Help is ON the WAY!” Isn’t that what we crave to hear? Isn’t that what we NEED to KNOW? Psalm 33:20 assures us God “is our HELP and our shield.” HOW is GOD my HELP? He assures me that I’m not alone. He comforts me that His eye is on me. He reminds me that my joy is in Him. He directs me with the promptings of His Holy Spirit. He leads me in the way of truth which shields my children and me from Satan’s schemes of deception. He is my reward. He is my joy. HOW …
A Fresh Breath on My Tablet
It’s a new year and for me that often means digging into scriptures in a hungry way–for direction, strength and courage to do all that is before me. Sometimes when I open the Word of God, I find that my mind wraps itself around something that it wants more of. So I grab a pen and paper, my handy Strong’s Concordance, Bible and Vine’s Expository Dictionary. Then I begin to search deeper into the meanings of the words. Of course, my knowledge of Hebrew and Greek is nil to nothing. But I know that as I read His Word …
WHEN YOUR HEART HURTS
Has your heart ever “hurt”? Perhaps it hurt for someone who was going through a difficult time. Or, your heart may have ached to the point you thought you were going to die because of what someone did to you; or you unintentionally did to someone. Have you ever noticed that no one can heal your hurting heart? As a matter of fact, sometimes it’s even a puzzle to you why your heart hurts. Things can seem to be in place. Things can appear okay, but deep down, you know they aren’t. As hard as you try to put …