When the world hurts you, your heart does not heal properly. It leaves a scab that negatively impacts how you see and experience everyone and everything around you. When the Lord heals, He takes the scab off, exposing the hurt, but only so He can completely heal you. Do not despise or turn away from […]
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Isaiah 25:1 – O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Isaiah makes a personal reference to His God. What he shares is not hearsay or what he learned from another person. Similar to
1. We want to run for shelter in times of trials and tribulation. There are times when the storms in our lives are so strong that we want to run for shelter. We board up our lives, cover our hearts, and silently suffer while we hope the storm will pass. Sometimes we run to others
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Job 16:17-22 – Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
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Exodus 3:7-8 – And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up
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As Jethro watched Moses judge all of the cases of Israel, he said this thing was not good. He said it would wear away both him and the people (Exodus 18:13-26). He suggested he receive help from among the people to assist him in judging the smaller cases. The men Jethro proposed would be: 1.
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When tragic situations occur near and far away, we often want to help, but we’re unsure how. Caring for the less fortunate is in line with living as a child of God (Matthew 25:31-46; Luke 10:25-37; and James 1:19-27), and we wonder how we can provide the greatest assistance. 1. Pray. There’s never a waking
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Life can deal some tough situations. These situations can bring feelings of depression, anger, and pain. You don’t feel good about anything and you want to lash out (on someone or something). You know something needs to be done to correct your situation (before something terrible happens), but your motivation isn’t there. You want nothing