I was grieving for time lost, dreams delayed. I was grieving hard. I prayed from the place of a broken heart. Then the Holy Spirit did something incredible and very effective to comfort me. Verses of Scripture began coming to me. I can’t remember how they came to me. I can’t remember how it all … Continue reading I Was Grieving Hard. This Is What God Did
Tag: psalms
God Can Keep You from Falling
Recently, I’ve had parents of prodigals tell me that in their distress they turned back to old habits for comfort, things they turned to for comfort before they began serving the Lord. What they found was shame and regret, and those old habits became bondage to them once again. I know this journey of loving … Continue reading God Can Keep You from Falling
“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”
God Is Available
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1 KJV). God is our very present help in difficulty, pain, turmoil, grief, lack, questions, fear, sickness, and doubt. Our difficulties matter to God, because they are happening to us, His children. He is, after all, Jehovah Shammah, The Lord Is There. … Continue reading God Is Available
Through
A little over a year ago for several months, I had some physical problems that started slowly and basically eventually landed me in my living room chair, unable to do much, energy depleted but fatigue abundant, pain surprising me often (surprising because there didn’t seem to be rhyme or reason as to timing or location … Continue reading Through
Prayer for Prodigals 