The same God that gave us commandments such as "Do not commit adultery, do not murder" said, "Do not worry." It's a violation of our relationship to God to question His authority by worrying.
Has any good ever come out of any worrying that we've ever done? Worry only compartmentalizes us andmakes us unable to do what we set out to do. If we are worried about a problem, what we need to do is simply trust the Lord and do good.
The word worry comes from a word that means "to divide." When we worry,… Continue

Psalm 27 & Psalm 28
David sought to be close to God. He asked God for instruction and waited patiently for God to act. God sustained, protected, helped, and taught him.
Recognize that only God can assist when we stand helpless.
Waiting certainly plays an enormous role in the unfolding story of God's relationship to man. It is God's oft-repeated way of teaching us that His power is real and that He can answer our prayers without interference and manipulation from us.
But we have such trouble… Continue

Matthew 21:42 Normally, any time there is a collision, there is damage...either to persons or to things. If one vehicle collides with another, everything associated with both vehicles may be affected. In the same way, when a relationship crashes...whether it is in a corporate office, a ministry, or a family...it impacts everyone involved. The jarring and jolting will do varying degrees of damage, depending upon the nature of the relationship.
Remember, though, we don't have to die in the crashes… Continue

John 4:14 "Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." NIV

Moving water has a fascination of its own. Creeks gurgle, waterfalls plummet, springs bubble, ocean tides crash. The bubble foam and noise draw us. The water sustains us. We need water for our physical life, but it also somehow soothes our spirit.
Desert animals travel many miles to find a water hole. City birds cluster in birdbaths… Continue

Beginning in Mark 5:25 is the story of the woman with an issue of blood. She didn't have this flow of blood for ten minutes. No, she had been sick with this flow of blood for twelve, long years, this woman had been putting up with this mess.
The Scriptures in verse 26 puts it this way. "And who had endured much suffering under [the hands of] many physicans and had spent all that she had, and was no better but instead grew worse."
It goes on to say she had heard the reports concerning Jesus, and… Continue