If you hear My voice and abide in My word, you are truly My disciples; you will know the truth, and that truth will give you freedom.John 8:31-32 (VOICE) There is a quote I’ve recently been introduced to by Esther Hicks: “Worrying is using your imagination to create something you don’t want.” When I am …
So let us step boldly to the throne of grace, where we can find mercy and grace to help when we need it most.Hebrews 4:16 (VOICE) When my own efforts fail to bring relief from wallowing in the pit of depression I often find myself hoping God will fix me. But maybe it’s not so …
And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.Isaiah 58:11 (ESV) Even in the scorched places he is with me. He guides me out of the dry …
I have never called you ‘servants,’ because a master doesn’t confide in his servants, and servants don’t always understand what the master is doing. But I call you my most intimate and cherished friends, for I reveal to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.John 15:15 (TPT) With depression and anxiety, I am often …
Throughout the coming ages we will be the visible display of the infinite riches of his grace and kindness, which was showered upon us in Jesus Christ.Ephesians 2:7 (TPT) Sometimes I just need a hug. Lord Jesus,Thank you for the gift of your grace.For your kindness toward me.You never kick me when I’m down,Instead you …
Know this: my God will also fill every need you have according to His glorious riches in Jesus the Anointed, our Liberating King.Philippians 4:19 (VOICE) Worrying about not having enough money is a trap that can trigger my anxiety. Yet, on the other hand, retail therapy will lift my mood. Left up to me, I …
Jesus wept.John 11:35 (ESV) My God is a compassionate God who cares deeply about what I feel. He is not an aloof deity and he is not some corporate entity. He knows me intimately. Jesus,You loved me so much that you died for me.You love me as much now.You weep when I weep andYou rejoice …
So we aren’t depressed. But even if our bodies are breaking down on the outside, the person that we are on the inside is being renewed every day. Our temporary minor problems are producing an eternal stockpile of glory for us that is beyond all comparison. We don’t focus on the things that can be …
All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort. He always comes alongside us to comfort us in every suffering so that we can come alongside those who are in any painful trial. We can bring them …
I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.Philippians 1:6 (MEV) I was a shy child who grew into a woman lacking confidence. Every bad decision or failed endeavor chipped away at my ability to move forward into the …
The Far Reaches of Grace 