Peace, be still

This month, the major theme that has been recurring - Peace, be still

Taking a step of faith is really not a light or easy thing to do. Whenever one takes that step of faith, they need to be prepared for hardships, ones that will cause you to cry out "Teacher, don't you care about us? We are going to drown!" (Mark 4 vs 38, ERV).

I have realised that when we hit hard rock bottom, it is important to take stock and cause the author and finisher of our faith - Christ Jesus. Last year, we got a word of prophecy that we shall surely get married in 2013.

Psalm 20 - NIV

May the Lord answer you when you are in distress
May the name of the God of Jacob protect you
May he send you help from the sanctuary
And grant you support from Zion.
May he remember all your sacrifices and accept you burnt offerings SELAH
May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.
Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed,
He answers from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
Oh Lord, save the king!
Answer us when we call!

Amen

Jesus' Invitation to the Brokenhearted

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem ... how often I have longed to gather your children together ... and you were not willing." -Matthew 23:37 (NIV) Wonder adhesives. Miracle glues. With all of our twenty-first-century know-how, you'd think we could fix anything. But science has yet to discover a product strong enough to mend a broken heart. For that you'll have to go to the Savior, who specializes in such matters. He's the one who, in the final days of his life on earth, surveyed the city of Jerusalem — and what he saw made him weep. Evangelist Dwight L. Moody offers some thoughts about the Savior's tears.

Waiting and Hoping

Gwen Smith

Today’s Truth

Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior,and my hope is in you all day long (Psalm 25:5, NIV)

Friend to Friend

My girlfriend is caught between faith and a hard place. Even as a committed Christ-follower she struggles to believe God’s promises and feels helpless. She prays, but wonders if God hears her. She looks for a light at the end of the trial-tunnel, yet sees nothing but shadows. 

          

I think we’ve all been there at one time or another. I sure have. Are you, or is someone you love, there now? Without a doubt, God’s ways and timing are mysterious, at times even frustrating. And the things He allows into our lives can be painful. Our hurting hearts cry out, Are You even up there? Can You hear me? Do You care? Even in our darkest days, we know that God is still good, but waiting on Him can be such a difficult spiritual discipline.