Tag: anxiety
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If . . .
John 15:7 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” One of the largest words in all the Bible is one of the smallest words: “if.” It’s a word that shows up 1595 times in the holy Scriptures. Because it’s such a…
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When trials come
Psalm 105:16-22 “When He (i.e. God) summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, He had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; until what he had said came to pass, the Word of the Lord tested him. The…
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He cares for you
Psalm 104:16-18 “The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.” Do you have any pets? Have you ever taken care…
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When darkness seems to hide His face
Psalm 91:1 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” One of the ways our invisible God works to teach us about Himself is by the use of metaphors. There are thousands of them in scripture, and they are all meant to help us grow in our…
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How to speak – to our self
Psalm 62:5 “For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him.” Do you talk to yourself? It’s something perhaps everyone does at one time or another. Sometimes that “talk” is silent, as we roll various thoughts over in our mind. As we lie on our beds at night, sometimes waking…
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Wait . . .
Psalm 62:1-2 “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.” Some things are worth waiting for. That’s a tough message in this microwave society we live in. So often we’re in such a hurry.…
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The future
John 14:28 “You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.” Do you think much about the future? Many people try not to think about it too much. Worrying…
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The cure for a troubled heart
John 14:1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.” What we believe has much more to do with how we act and react than what we say. The vast majority of people in this world say that they believe in God. What or who they are calling “God” may not be…
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In what do you trust?
Psalm 20:7-8 “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They collapse and fall but we rise and stand upright.” What is the basis of your trust for the future? What are you depending on? We know that there are dangers that await us if we really stop and…
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Boxed in
Genesis 32:24-30 “And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day . . . So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” Have you ever been in a situation that you dreaded? …
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