Category Archives: The Hurting World
Who Do You Know That’s Crying for Help? Psalm 69
Today’s Scripture Reading: Psalm 68 through 70; Psalm 86; Psalm 101 Many years ago I had a dear friend who made a one night mistake that wound up taking her life. For years I didn’t know what was wrong; finally … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Journey, Divorce, Failure, Friendship, My story, Prayer, Psalms, Rejection, The Hurting World
Tagged a one night mistake, A.I.D.S., The hurting world, You may be God's answer to their prayers
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Have You Ever Felt Abandoned by God? Psalm 22:1
Today’s Scripture Reading: Psalms 22-26 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you … Continue reading
Lord, Have Mercy on Our Wayward Children–2 Samuel 18:5
Today’s Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 17: 15-29; Psalm 3; Psalm 63, 2 Samuel 18: 1 through 19:30 My heart breaks for King David. His son not his friend not a co-worker but his son—flesh of his flesh and blood of his … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Samuel, 2012 Journey, Depression, Divorce, Failure, Family, Forgiveness, leadership, Parenting, Patience, The Hurting World, Tough Times
Tagged Families, Lord have mercy on my child, Parenting teenagers, rebellious children, Wayward child
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Your Heavenly Father’s Advice on Rejection–1 Samuel 8:4-8
Today’s Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 4:12-8:22 Rejection. We all know what it feels like, but for some of us rejection defines us. It’s the common thread in the tapestry of our lives. Our Heavenly Father understands: Finally, all the elders … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronological Bible, Daily Devotion, depression, divorce, God understands rejection, Rejection
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What If God’s Special Purpose For Me Isn’t What I Want It To Be? Numbers 4:31
Today’s Scripture Reading: Numbers 4:1-5:31 “I know God put me on this earth for a special purpose!” “Who knows, I may be the next Billy Graham, Rick Warren or Beth Moore!” Am I the only one who’s ever thought this? … Continue reading
The Fall of the Hurdle-Jumper–Job 17:11
My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart’s desires are broken. —Job 17:11 Today’s Scripture Reading: Job 15:1-18:21 I can’t imagine the depth of despair Job felt when he spoke these words. It’s easy to read Job’s story … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Journey, Believing God in the Hard Times, Depression, Encouragement, Faith, Job, The Hurting World, Tough Times, Trials, Trust
Tagged depression, despair, hope
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If I Were You, I Would–Job 5:8
Have you ever had someone say to you, “If I were you, I would…?” Have you ever gone through some type of tragedy, loss, or difficult time and had someone say, “I know how you feel,” when you knew … Continue reading
Posted in Job, leadership, Parenting, The Hurting World, The Power of Words, Tough Times
Tagged comforting the hurting, Grief
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God Sent Me Ahead–Genesis 45:7
Friends today’s post is more of a short story than a blog post, but I felt someone needed to hear this story. I pray that it helps you to see God’s hand in your challenging times. Today’s Scripture Reading: Genesis … Continue reading
And The Winner of the Dysfunctional Family Award is…
This was a very interesting read. If I didn’t know better I would think this was the plot in the latest R rated movie or maybe an HBO Reality series! Gen 18:20. So the Lord said, “I have heard a … Continue reading
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It’s the Most “Difficult” Time of the Year –2 Timothy 3:1-5
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” How many times have you heard this song in the last month? I love it, but as I talk to people this Christmas season and look into their eyes their song sounds … Continue reading
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