Its the rapid heartbeatlike the thumping of the drumthe flutter in your chestlike you just had a runits the sinking in your bellywhen you feel it start to churnthe sickness that you feeland don't know where to turnyou know you're not alonefrom you past you've learnedstill your cheeks become flushand you feel them start to … Continue reading Take Courage
Category: Encouragement
Worry
None of us are immune to stress or worry. We all suffer, maybe in different ways, and we all feel the effects of external forces. Some of us try to hide while others can't help but showing their feelings. Neither way is right or wrong. We also cannot measure the level of worry another has... … Continue reading Worry
Proof
“Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.” Matthew 12:38 (KJV) We look for signs everywhere telling us what to do, where to go, what to speak…we want proof we are going right. Proof is an interesting concept. Elisha spoke to the king and … Continue reading Proof
Impossible
“Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.” 1 Kings 8:61 (KJV) This seems like an impossible task. And it is…but it is only impossible because we are mortals and prone to sin. Well, that and the fact … Continue reading Impossible
Purpose and Gifts
We obsess over our purpose. Are we supposed to do this or that? What is my gift to the world? What is my talent? Am I supposed to teach or preach? How will I know what I’m supposed to do, who I’m supposed to be? Just stop. Stop asking the questions. Your purpose is to … Continue reading Purpose and Gifts
Clarity
Like a camera, we have the ability to zoom-in and focus on things in the distance. We can magnify the object in view and see the little details. We gain clarity in our picture. We can bring sights close where we can almost reach out and touch them. It seems so close, so large on … Continue reading Clarity
New Things
There is nothing new under the sun. Sometimes that is a scary thought. To us, we have new experiences, we meet new people, we even take new paths…starting a new job can be a little frightening. Maybe we take the bus for the first time and we are alone in the journey; it’s totally new … Continue reading New Things
Prayer
Have you ever needed to pray for something, but didn't know the words to use? Have you ever sat and cried just because it was all you could do? Have you ever sighed so loud, with so much weight on your mind? Or ever stopped in your tracks, looked up, helpless as a child? These … Continue reading Prayer
Wait and Hope
“Remembering mine affliction and my misery, The wormwood and the gall. My soul hath them still in remembrance, And is humbled in me. This I recall to my mind, Therefore have I hope.” Lamentations 3:19-21 (KJV) In Deuteronomy, God tells Moses to warn the children of Israel that they will depart from Him and great … Continue reading Wait and Hope
Reactions
Your life may suck, but it’s your example that matters. Your life can go wrong in every way shape and form, but people are watching your reactions: they want to know how to react. People are always watching you. So yeah, you’re gonna have it bad and there are times that you’re not going to … Continue reading Reactions
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