Category Archives: Tough Times
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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Will This Be Your Biggest Regret? 2 Samuel 23: 20-21
Today’s Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 2: 1 through 2 Samuel 3: 5, 1 Chronicles 3: 1-4a, 2 Samuel 23: 8-17, 1 Chronicles 11: 10-19, 2 Samuel 23: 18-39, 1 Chronicles 11: 20-47 There was only one King David. In most of … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Samuel, 2012 Journey, Commitment, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, Giving Our Best to God, I can't, leadership, Living a Life that reflects the Son, Rejection, Success, Tough Times, Trust
Tagged Chronological Bible, Daily Devotion, Everyone has a calling from God, Facing Fears, In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day, Lion Chaser, Your Biggest Regret
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4-Steps to Better Crisis Management–1Samuel 30:6-9
Today’s Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 30: 1-31, 1 Chronicles 12: 20-22, 1 Samuel 31: 1-13, 1 Chronicles 10: 1-14, 1 Chronicles 9: 40-44, 2 Samuel 4: 4, 2 Samuel 1: 1-27 Have you ever had something happen in your life … Continue reading
Have You Ever Been Betrayed?
Today’s Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 20:1 through 21:15, Psalm 34 Today’s reading is a great example of the beauty of the Chronological Bible. Samuel narrates the story and Psalms 34 tells us what David was feeling. It makes much more … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Samuel, 2012 Journey, Depression, Divorce, Forgiveness, leadership, Psalms, Rejection, Tough Times
Tagged divorce, forgiveness, Have you ever been betrayed?, I want you to handle this like David handled Saul, Lies, unforgiveness
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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
Posted in 1 Samuel, Depression, Divorce, Failure, Family, Fear, Forgiveness, Friendship, Guilt, leadership, The Hurting World, Tough Times
Tagged Chronological Bible, Daily Devotion, depression, divorce, God understands rejection, Rejection
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What Will Be Your Finest Hour?
Today’s Scripture Reading: Judges 16:1 through Judges 18:31 I have heard the story of Samson since I was a little kid. I’ve always thought Samson was missing a few brain cells. He really did some dumb things: Saw a Philistine woman … Continue reading
“God Cares About Your Misery”–Judges 10:11-16 (NLT)
Today’s Scripture Reading: Judges 9:22-11:28 The Lord replied, “Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Journey, Depression, Encouragement, Failure, Forgiveness, God's Merciful Ways, Judges, Prayer, Sin, Tough Times
Tagged God Cares About Your Misery, God hears our prayers, The love of God
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A Real Fairy Tale Ending– Job 42:12
Today’s Scripture Reading: Job 40:6-42:17 Then they lived happily ever after! Now that’s my kind of story line! I don’t think we’ll ever find the book of Job in the fairy tale section of the bookstore, but if you really … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Journey, Believing God in the Hard Times, Job, Tough Times
Tagged Joy, tough times, trials
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Is God Your Imaginary Friend or The Almighty Ruler of the Universe? Job 40:1-2
Today’s Scripture Reading: Job 38:1-40:5 For about ten days we’ve been in the midst of Job’s tests and trials. I don’t think many people have gone through as much pain as Job did and lived to tell about it. Job … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Journey, Believing God in the Hard Times, Faith, Job, The Awesomeness of God, Tough Times, Trials, Trust
Tagged God's sovereignty, trust
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The Journey 