Series: Change your life in a journey through Psalms This is the first post of what I hope will be a journey through the whole book of Psalms. Big task. So I’m starting at the very beginning. Join me? Part 1: Standing Alone If you want to know God, you may have to get used
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Learning to Trust while in the Dark
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:4 ESV This short devotional was the result of a writing challenge in my Christian writers’ group. We were asked to write a 500-word devotional – then cut it down to 350 words! I discovered I could actually write something short and like it.
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Why is it so hard to pray? 4 things I wish I had known about prayer years ago
Hi! If this post inspires you, would you consider sharing it on Pinterest or Facebook? Thanks! Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2 NKJV A boy, head down, muscles taut, legs spotted with bruises, pulling a red wagon through the yard.
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Move and Plant: or, How to Give Sin a Poke in the Eye
Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be
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Move and Plant: or, How to Give Sin a Poke in the Eye (part 2)
Hi, you made it! Since you survived the super-long part 1 devotional on Psalm 1, you might as well tough it out and read part 2, below. Didn’t catch part 1? Read it here. In part 1, we learned about avoiding trouble by 1. Being careful who we allow to influence us, and ensuring that