Tag: comfort

The discomfort of change

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken. -Psalm 62:6 (HCSB) Recently, the regular staff I’d listen to on a local…

The glorious end of the pilgrimage

One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,…

Not today, Death!

You have decided the length of our lives. You know how many months we will live, and we are not given a minute longer. -Job 14:5 (NLT) Twenty…

Under construction

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. -Micah 7:8 (NIV)…

Even lightning waits

…lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding… -Psalm 148:8 (NIV) Lightning is a very powerful phenomenon in our world, instilling awe and fear…

Just be held

…a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. -Isaiah 61:3 Sometimes…

Lift up your face

Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again? -Psalm 77:7 (NIV) Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. -Psalm…

He’s got this

In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. -Isaiah 30:15 (NASB) The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still. -Exodus 14:14 (NIV) There’s something…

We were made for more than “at least”

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him…

When reality is too much

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are…