Proverbs 17:19 “Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.” Proverbs is such an interesting book of the bible to me. It’s this smorgasbord of universal wisdom all compiled into one book. This scripture goes from quarreling to trusting in high walls all…
Psalms 16:8 “I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.” Have you ever heard the saying “shaking in your boots”? Sometimes life can leave us feeling that way, whether its from fear, shock or grief. We can easily and…
Proverbs 17:9 “Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” We women tend to dwell on things, and I can honestly say that I am guilty as charged. My mind wanders and before long I have made up an entire, and quite ridiculous, scenario…
Romans 12:4 “Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.” How boring would life be if we all fit into one mold? We need…
Lamentations 3:22-24 MSG “God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.” Have you ever felt utterly hopeless and like you had…
2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.” I struggle with having patience, and waiting to see the full picture revealed.…
Proverbs 8:29 “I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,” Humans struggle with being told what to do. Everyone wants to be the Captain, to be in charge, to take orders…
Psalms 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world” I’m a control freak. I know where everything goes, where everything is (for the most part), who eats what and when, what shoes my oldest likes…
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” Life is uncertain. The winds and waves of everyday situations and experiences can leave us struggling to cope with the changes that…