Monthly Archives: May 2015

During Bible times, when people experienced anger, grief, or despair, the custom of “tearing garments” as an outward sign of their inward state was a common ceremonial ritual. In light of this practice, the Lord instructs His children to “rend your hearts and not your garments.” To rend means “to tear open” our hearts and look honestly at our inner man. Looking takes courage and belief that God’s faithful love toward us is bigger than all our negative emotions. Then,…..

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We all want to be stable, calm, and steady when pressure, stress, or anxiety enter our lives. But even our best made  intentions to walk in stability can come to a screeching halt when adversity bursts on the scene- our buttons get hit-and we negatively act out our anger, hurts, or fears. But God gives us a plan so we don’t have to react and be controlled by the fear of living life in our changing, unstable circumstances. He tells us to “dwell in the secret place of the…..

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King David had an honest, open, and real relationship with God, which gave him the freedom to express his heart. He would release his burdens by talking out (praying) his worry, fear, anxiety, anger, hurt, and hopelessness. After pouring out his heart in prayer, he ended up praising, trusting, and finding emotional rest in his heavenly Father, even when his circumstances did not quickly change. We, like David cast our burden on the Lord-we take it back-we cast our burden…..

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It is God’s will to lift up His children in spite of the various difficult circmstances that would pull us into depression, hopelessness, impatience, and anxiety. Satan, our spiritual enemy, wants to use our challenging circumstances to drag us downward into fear and a feeling of being completely drained, helpless, and stuck. Yet in the middle of our trying state of affairs, the loving Lord declares, “Arise!” He desires that we come to Him and receive a new way of…..

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Have you ever tried to pour water into a glass that is already full? If so, then you know what happens: the water spills over the sides. The glass cannot contain the new water because it is full! So it is with our hearts. God desires to pour His love, peace, joy, hope, faith, and strength into our hearts, but they are full. They are full to the brim with past and present worries, fears, disappointments, hurts, and frustrations that…..

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