Tag Archives: faint

I Need Something More

Have you ever made an agreement with someone to provide a service or product? Then, when they deliver the service or product, you are disappointed. You ask them to make some modifications. The modifications are made, but it still seems not right. This request and modification process goes on through several tries, but you areContinue reading “I Need Something More”

Firmly Planted

As I hike through the beautiful forests in our area, I am awestruck at the majesty of the trees. They are clothed in an array of amazing colors and stand firmly planted. They point heavenward, glorifying the one who created them and who gives them life. Isaiah 61:3 says, “to give them a beautiful headdressContinue reading “Firmly Planted”

On the Rock

Have you hiked up a mountain to stand upon the highest rock and take in the beautiful scenery below? I have on occasion and have come away each time with a sense of wonder, hope, security, and gratefulness. In the Bible, Jesus is often referred to as the Rock. He is the One in whomContinue reading “On the Rock”

Useful Power

On the television show, Home Improvement, Tim’s favorite phrase was more power. He was constantly modifying tools and kitchen appliances to add power. However, his designs were always flawed and created some kind of new disaster in their use. Sometimes, we feel powerless to do the things that we know we should do. Where canContinue reading “Useful Power”

Strength Renewed

As I get older, I am finding that I can’t do many of the things that I used to be able to do. My mind, also being weak, thinks that I can, but my body reminds me that I don’t have the strength needed to do what my mind thinks I can do. When IContinue reading “Strength Renewed”

Our Refuge

The Oxford Language Dictionary defines “refuge” as a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble. All of us periodically have the need to find refuge from the storms of life. Some of us have very real enemies that we need help defending against. Some of these enemies are within us andContinue reading “Our Refuge”