When I was young, Daddy would share the quote, “Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but gets you nowhere” (Erma Bombeck). Jesus said it this way: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matthew 6:34 NKJV). … Continue reading Balancing Tomorrows
Tag: prayer-for-prodigals
The Tip of the Rocket
My husband and I were traveling through Huntsville on our way home from a wedding, and from miles away I spotted the tip of the rocket, the really tall white rocket (Saturn V) that makes its home at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. I was looking for it. You see, we lived away from … Continue reading The Tip of the Rocket
Wise Builder
Declare this: “… as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15 NKJV). Did you have a check? A momentary doubt? A question? A twitch? A little discomfort? If you did, stop and pray until total faith is in place, until you can declare this with complete assurance that it will … Continue reading Wise Builder
Kidron Reveals Redemption
“Jesus … went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered” (John 18:1 NKJV). That garden was the Garden of Gethsemane. But before we go there, let’s go back and look at the other mentions of the brook in the Old Testament: “Also [King Asa] … Continue reading Kidron Reveals Redemption
“My Soul Refused to be Comforted”
There are times it seems we will see no end, that prodigals will never be saved and stop living life outside of relationship with God, times when our faith is being bombarded, but in our anguish—and anguish it can sometimes be—we can look to the Word of God for direction. Psalm 77 is one such … Continue reading “My Soul Refused to be Comforted”
Prayer for Prodigals 