In spite of His unwavering faithfulness, we still struggle to trust.
Tag: trust
Complaining doesn’t hurry along the gift. Complaining only agitates the heart of the Giver.
Lament isn’t dishonest about circumstance or discomfort, but laced with longing to see the fulfillment of God’s promises.
“It is useless for you to work so hard, from early morning until late at night, anxiously toiling for food to eat; for God gives rest to His loved ones.” (Psalm 127:2 NLT) My quest for rest in 2020 continues. Again in my daily devotions,…
“The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and He sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.” (Genesis 7:24-8:1 NIV)…
“For my people have done two evil things: they have abandoned me – the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that hold not water at all.” (Jeremiah 2:13 NLT) When we visited Israel last year I was taken aback…
“Teach this who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.” (2 Timothy 6:17 NLT) Wealth can…
“Later, when Jesus was eating supper at Matthew’s house with his close followers, a lot of disreputable characters came and joined them.” (Matthew 9:10 MSG) Jesus often did the unexpected. In fact, He had just made fast friends with a tax collector – the vilest…