Tag: despair
Posted on August 2, 2017
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
Updated on April 30, 2017
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
Updated on April 30, 2017
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
Updated on April 17, 2017
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
Updated on March 3, 2016
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
Updated on December 26, 2015
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
Updated on November 23, 2015
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
Updated on November 3, 2015
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
Updated on April 30, 2017
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
Updated on October 8, 2015
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