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Surviving Christmas with Depression
Darkness engulfs our days. Like the sun slipping away earlier and earlier each day, we find it difficult to grasp onto hope. Pain envelopes us with its tentacles. Defeat covers us at night and greets us each morning. A tear-soaked pillow cradles our head as we contemplate life…and death.
I cry out to God once again. “Where are You?” No reply. Wy doesn’t He answer? I know
Throwback Thursday: Ditch the Doubt
DITCH THE DOUBT By Carolyn Dale Newell But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by...
Why We Need to Know Scripture
Why We Need to Know Scripture For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of...
When Things Get Worse Instead of Better
Before you give Satan credit for God’s work, examine Exodus chapter fourteen. God is the one who led Israel to the edge of the Red Sea. Then God hardened Pharaoh’s heart causing him to pursue the Israelites. A loving God wouldn’t do that! But yes, He did.
Before you credit the devil for the unfavorable circumstances in your life, consider that God’s ways are different than ours. Before you rebuke the enemy for the corner you find yourself backed into, remember that God’s thoughts are higher than ours.
Throwback Thursday: Getting Direction From God
GETTING DIRECTION FROM GOD Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He...
What is a Confirmation from God?
I don’t share this story often, so please don’t laugh. I planned to roast a whole chicken for a neighbor in need. With my visual impairment, I had made the mistake of cooking whole chickens upside-down. As I basted the chicken, I prayed. “Lord, please don’t let this chicken be upside-down.”
The thought of sending my neighbor an upside-down chicken bothered me to the degree that I made another request. “Lord, if this chicken is upside-down, will You please turn it over?”
The chicken sat in the roasting pan, firmly planted on my stove. I opened the oven door, but before I touched the pan, it flipped over onto the open oven door. “No!!”
A Letter to My Future Self
I am reading this on February 24, 2023, and I needed to hear these words. I get a bit apprehensive about my upcoming surgery, and this is perfect timing. I should be home from the hospital by the time this will post. I hope it blesses you as much as it has me.
I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, for You have considered my trouble;
You have known my soul in adversities,
Psalm 31:7 NKJV
The tears are falling again. You don’t cry easily. This means you have been hurt and the pain is deep.
Every Day is Black Friday in God’s Economy
I dialed the number to make a donation to the Christian radio station. One of the radio personalities answered. “My computer is moving slow. Just hang on, please.”
To ease the silence, I offered some encouragement.