Being forsaken happens all too often. Sometimes without good reason or an explanation. A husband abandons his wife for another woman. A prodigal forsakes his faith and family. A friend dumps another. It hurts. How can it not? Being forsaken speaks of rejection, of being left, abandoned; and it leaves us feeling bewildered, with bruised hearts. But that is when God mercifully leans in and reassuringly whispers into our profoundly sore souls, “I will not fail you or forsake you.” God’s Perpetual…
Today on Turning Mountains into Molehills’ devotional, I look at how fear robs us of God’s peace and how to make our faith bigger than fears.…
The Bible presents an interesting dichotomy when we talk about fear. We see throughout the pages of Scripture the command to fear God. “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you excep……
“Irregardless.” Ugh! It’s not even a word. And if it were, it would mean the exact opposite of what those who use it intend that it should mean. I love words. I love playing with words, inventing new words, tweaking existing words, and using words in appropriate, albeit unusual ways. I also love music. I……
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” – Luke 22:42, NIV The fiery trial was coming. Jesus knew it, and he was not okay with that, but rather submissive to it. It is okay to not want to go through the fiery trials, and it……