“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”—Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) As a child I feared so many things. My main fear was of the dark. Before tucking us in at night, …
“A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life], But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them”—Proverbs 16:9 (AMP). Since my 30-year teaching career ended in 2005, I’ve discovered this truth: We can make plans but God directs our steps. I love telling others, who are retired or nearing retirement, “You won’t …
“Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me”—John 15:4 (NRSV). Abide is not a word we use often today. Other words, according to Dictionary.com that mean the same or almost the same …
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”— Matthew 11:28 (NIV). Confession time. I’m a recovering perfectionist addict. Rest doesn’t always come easy for me. In a recent national advice column, a woman wrote in about her “drive to be productive, to take action, to keep things …
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