Tag: despair

Seek First Project: Take Refuge In The Lord! (Day 63)

Our devotional today comes from a woman who is miles away but so near and dear to my heart!! Kerryn is a soul-sister who lives in Australia. She has taught me so many things, and is always an… Read More

Top 5 Questions Asked by People Who Are Hurting

If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. – Jeremiah 29:13 I hear them every day. Heck, most days I’m asking these questions myself! Yes, you read that right… most days. I’m sure you’ve realized by… Read More

When You Feel Like Giving Up

Always remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I preach. And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a… Read More

From the Pit… A Printable Prayer

Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. – Colossians 4:2 Dear Lord We’re crying out to you today… literally crying out. We are desperate for Your help and Your hope. We need Your… Read More

For the Languishing (Like Me)

For I satisfy the weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes. – Jeremiah 31:25 When I came across this verse this week, it grabbed hold of me and just would not let go. Especially the word “languish”. The… Read More

The Maw of Primary Lateral Sclerosis

The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. – Genesis 1:2 When I was in college, my friends and I spent… Read More

Erasing Hopelessness, Strengthening Hope

You were tired out by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not faint. – Isaiah 57:10 Depression, despair, discouragement. All of these difficult emotions… Read More

Resting on the Ledge

Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will… Read More

Top 5 Questions Asked by People Who Are Hurting

If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. – Jeremiah 29:13 I hear them every day. Heck, most days I’m asking these questions myself! Yes, you read that right… most days. I’m sure you’ve realized by… Read More

When the Anger Calls the Shots

There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18:24 We were watching a TV show tonight and something happened that really made me think. A young man made… Read More