“The Lord is my Shepherd.”

Psalm 23:1

A shepherd’s work is to give complete care to the sheep. He is totally focused on the well-being of the sheep. He leads them...

“In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.”

Psalm 94:19 NKJV

These words remind us of two realities.

The first is the noisy crowd of...

“I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.”

Psalm 3:5

The terrors of the night torment many believers.

Night terrors may be small anxieties that...

“So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”

Matthew 10:31

The possibility of hurtful things happening to us at the hands of other people can...

Chapter 3 — Trust

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart…”

Proverbs 3:5a

We all live by faith. We exercise trust every day, most often without even being...

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood.”

Ephesians 6:12

We as humans tend to see our struggles only on an earthly level. We often view conflicts with those who...

“Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord Almighty.”

Zechariah 4:6

There seems to be a natural human inclination to be a superman or superwoman. We...

“He knows the way that I take.”

Job 23:10

There are days when what we believe in our heads needs to inform what we feel in our hearts. This is especially true when we...

“Get behind me.”

Mark 8:33

Perfectly reasonable thoughts are sometimes the whispers of Satan. In this story, Jesus had just revealed to his disciples the difficult path...

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5

We all have had moments in our lives when, if we didn’t know any better, it would seem that God...

“I have labored to no purpose.”

Isaiah 49:4

 

It is common for God’s servants to feel their faithful service has been in vain. Our best intentions and efforts do not...

 “I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.’”

Lamentations 3:24

Jeremiah walked faithfully with God. When others turned...