Tag: Hope
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Second Chances For Our Brothers too…
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I hate being wrong, but sometimes I am. I am even opinionated about how something should turn out when the Lord has me do something. I was reading an old journal entry from over a decade ago. My journal entry was about Second Chances. In the Journal entry, I was…
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Seeking God For Depression
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Everyone deals with some form of depression at times in their lives. It can come from an illness that requires medical treatment. Sometimes it might stick around longer than it should and depression is one of our body’s warning signals that we need to see our doctors. Depression can be…
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Prayer While Waiting on God
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Waiting on God is so much better than waiting on human beings. When you are waiting on a person it seems you have to stay alert and often your life must be put on hold. This seems to be especially true when you’re waiting in line or have a Doctor’s…
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There is No Need too Great or Small for God
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Eph 6:18 tells us to pray on all occasions with all kinds of prayer requests. There is no need too great or small for God. It is the relationship with God and others that is most important. Prayer is an act of love connecting us to our God that loves…
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Giving God My Feelings of Abandonment
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God had been working on me for a while healing old wounds and in general taking me through His sanctification process. I had been feeling abandoned by God for a few days and I was troubled by my feelings. I had been trying to read a book given to me…
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Lord Hear Our Prayers For the Sick
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I believe God calls us to pray for those that are chronically ill and to pray with expectant hope that God will do something to bless them. There are all types of healing for the body, mind or soul in Christ Jesus. James 5: 14-15 states that if anyone is…
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Our God of Hope
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We must never lose Hope. God wants us to have expectant hope. The world without God has no hope. When those without God need the impossible, what can they do? Who can they turn to? A few years ago, I was depressed because of health issues in my family. I…
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Blindsided By An Unexpected Temptation
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I dreamed I was tempted to eat a peach in the middle of the night at 3 am. I ate it and wanted more. It was so juicy and full of flavor. I never liked peaches, but this peach was special. I was just about to take another big bite,…
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One Key and a Full Tank of Gas
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When my newly purchased PT Cruiser was having a luggage rack installed at the Dealership, I needed to drive a rental car. Their Rental Agency gave me a key and instructions to refill the gas tank to full, before returning it the next day. I was confident, maybe even a…
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Beast or Beautiful Savior
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I was spending some quiet time with Jesus early in the morning. Suddenly, I imagined I was dancing with Jesus. However, it was like a scene from the cartoon, Beauty and the Beast. I could feel the thick fur on His arms as we danced. At first I thought that…
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God Thou Art My Praise
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I love the Bible verse, Jeremiah 17:14 “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for thou art my praise.”. I like its simplicity and how it reminds me that there is a tremendous amount of power in just a few of…
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Hope is on its way!
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While in the process of waking up this morning I heard what sounded like a News Report. They said they were going to be reporting on the future condition of the Human Race in five years. The News Reporter said, “Humanity has sunken to an all-time low.” Then I heard…