Continue to look to him, my dear friend, and he will guide you with his eye, give you support for the present, and direction for the future. If he were upon earth, and you could get near him—would you not lay your difficulties before him? You have the same liberty and encouragement to do it [...]
Archive for June, 2009
30 Jun
Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you— [...]
23 Jun
vacation
I’m on vacation this week in washington dc. Am currently riding the metro updating my blog from my bkackberry. So far its been a good trip. We’ve gotten lost a few times and are learning to maneuver in narrow city streets. I’m excited because this is my first real vacation in several years. I’m also [...]
22 Jun
a new thing
Remeber not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new things; now its springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
“Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me [...]
18 Jun
count it all joy
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
16 Jun
is this what normal feels like?
its funny, at times we get so used to the “abnormal” that when things settle down to “normal” again, it seems weird. (who defines normal, anyways?)
i’ve spent the last several years struggling with insomnia and other major health issues. typically the way it looked for me is one month i would sleep no more than [...]
15 Jun
i believe, help my unbelief
I rehearse reality in my morning prayers,
And live in unreality through out the day.
With my mouth I confess,
But with my heart I retreat.
I see my wounds and not my healing.
I forget His blood and feel my bleeding.
I believe, Lord. Help my unbelief!
There is no patience in my well-doing,
And I submit myself again to that terrible [...]
15 Jun
a prayer
God, open my ears. I don’t clearly hear your care and compassion when you tell me not to worry or be afraid, but I know they are there. Father, open my eyes. I act like i see all reality. I act like I can see even more than you do. But I am seeing now [...]
11 Jun
good stuff to be reminded of…
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Jeremiah 32:17,26-27 ‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who has made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is [...]
9 Jun
God’s work of grace in the soul
(Letters of John Newton)
“The soil produces grain–
first the blade,
then the stalk, and
then the ripe grain on the stalk.”
Mark 4:28
The Lord compares the usual method of growth in grace–to the growth of grain, which is perfected by a slow and almost imperceptible progress.
The seed is hidden for a time in the soil; [...]
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