Seeing God with Renewed Eyes
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; (Job 42:5) Loss has a way of shifting our focus. It painfully turns our heart’s affections from the temporal to the eternal, from
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Empathy Requires Humility
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. (Romans 12:15-16) Genuine empathy requires humility. But humility
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The One Who Looks After You
So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” (Genesis 16:13) God hears and sees you in the
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The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. (Psalm 16:5-6) Today, if you lost everything you hold dear in this
Continue readingGod Does Not Delight to Grieve the Children of Men
For the Lord will not cast off forever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men. (Lamentations
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“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I
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Your Faith Is More Precious than Gold
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found
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My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! (Psalm 57:7) Singing infuses strength to our inner person, as it gently applies healing truth to our hurting hearts. However, sometimes, our emotions don’t
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The Lord will save me, and we will play my music on stringed instruments all the days of our lives, at the house of the Lord. (Isaiah 38:20) Hezekiah, the king of Israel, was 39 years old when he heard
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How To Weep With Those Who Weep – “Just as we are commanded to weep with God’s people, so we are commanded to weep with him. God gives us grief in order that we may share his heart for his
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Jesus Knows the Pain of Betrayal More than Anyone
Betrayal began in the Garden of Eden. Actually, technically speaking, betrayal began in the angelic realm first—when Lucifer rebelled against God, and took an army of angels with him. Lucifer, the most glorious of all the angels whom God created,
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, an inheritance that
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Mourning for Sarah
Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. (Genesis
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God Has Not Forgotten You
Has God forgotten to be gracious? (Psalm 77:9) The pain of loss can lead you to feel alone, even forgotten. The lack of answers to your Why questions. A lack of a sense of what society calls closure; that is,
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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:15) Genuine sympathizers are not a dime a
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Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. (Colossians 4:2) Maybe you always know how to pray. I don’t. There are times I can’t find words. Times I can’t seem to articulate my needs to God, especially in
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Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. Psalm 42:5 Grief and loss can lead to many questions.
Continue readingThe Throne of Grace
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16) It is not uncommon to be afraid to approach God. It’s one
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