Tag Archives: soul

The Hungry Soul Filled

Have you ever suggested a gift idea for yourself to a friend and relative, only to be sorely disappointed when they gave you something less? Maybe they misunderstood your request. Perhaps you didn’t communicate well. Or maybe you simply requested the wrong thing. Psalm 107:9 says, “For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungryContinue reading “The Hungry Soul Filled”

Carries Our Burdens

Today is Good Friday. Today commemorates the day that Jesus was crucified on the cross for our sins. Before His crucifixion, He was whipped and beaten. Then He was made to carry His cross up the hill toward Golgatha. Psalm 94:19 says, “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.”Continue reading “Carries Our Burdens”

He Gets Us

We do not have a God who is cold and distant, but we have a God, who in Jesus Christ, put on all our feelings and put on our flesh. King David wrote these words in Psalm 31 and it is believed that Jesus spoke these words on the cross; “Be gracious to me, OContinue reading “He Gets Us”

Stumbling

Yesterday I was walking through our grocery store, Meijers, and I suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. I wasn’t hurt and only have a couple bruises, but I was embarrassed by my fall as several employees came to help me. I would like to say that this is an infrequent occurrence for me, butContinue reading “Stumbling”

Building Up or Tearing Down

When we do something nice for someone, somehow we feel good inside. But when we are harsh or unkind toward someone, we feel bad inside and it probably takes some time and specific actions to feel better. Proverbs 11:17 says, “Your own soul is nourished when you are kind, but you destroy yourself when youContinue reading “Building Up or Tearing Down”