Month: August 2010

Missing Anything?

“The Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need.” Psalm 23:1 NLT “Sufficiency is not the quantity of what you have; it is the quality of what’s essential.” My thoughts today ask, “missing anything?” When you look at everyday life, what do you see first – what you have […]

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Who’s In Charge Here?

“The Lord is my Shepherd.” Psalm 23:1 “God is your shepherd, who directs, protects, and provides for those who are His.” My thoughts today ask, “who’s in charge here?” After a minor conflict of authority with her preschool teacher, on her way home our oldest granddaughter was sorting out a […]

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Worry Is Wearying

“Days . . are made evil by anxious thoughts and forebodings.” Proverbs 15:15 Amplified Bible “Worry doesn’t work; why waste your time and energy trying it?” My thoughts today are that “worry is wearying.” Worrying is wearying. It adds nothing of value to you, and depletes from you so much […]

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Wants and Needs

“God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches.” Philippians 4:19 NIV “The wise do not spend before they earn, or more than they earn, nor all they earn.” My thoughts today are about “wants and needs.” It’s not a pleasant thing to have less than you feel […]

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Abandonment

“I have lived a long time, but never seen a good man abandoned by the Lord.” Psalm 37:25 TEV “When things have gone too wrong for too long, you can feel abandoned by God.” My thoughts today are about “abandonment.” Just days ago, I was entering a store when a […]

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