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Dare to Hope

“Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this.” Lamentations 3:21 (NLT) Have you ever cried until the tears would no longer come and uttered words like “Everything I hope for from the Lord is lost?” Then you, me and Jeremiah make three. Like me you have probably asked questions like: “Why Lord? What am…

Duh?

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) It was another hot day in July. We left the swimming pool. We were wet, smelled of a mixture of sun screen and sweat,…

The Love of the Father

 “For the Lord corrects and disciplines everyone whom He loves, and He punishes, even scourges, every son whom He accepts and welcomes to His heart and cherishes.” Hebrew 12:6 (AMP) As a child it was hard to understand how my parent’s correction and discipline . I remember asking my daddy, “Do you still love me?” Because…

A Personal Revival

“It is God who has wronged me, capturing me in his net.”  Job 19:6 We don’t know exactly how long Job’s suffering lasted, but we see it lasted long enough for him throw a pity party or two. His language toward God is strong. He says, “I cry out, help! But no one answers me….