Mark's Views, Perhaps — from behind my eyeballs
When I feel more like a crushed car than a freshly-pressed diamond…
When my efforts resemble anything but success…
When the aloneness and the abandonment mock…
Can God be far away? Read it all
I said so on Facebook almost half a day ago:
Why is life such an offensive term to many folks? Read it all
“For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee” (1 Chronicles 29:14).
Occupy Wall Street?
Occupy Sesame Street? Or Main Street? Or Front Street?
No, occupy yourself.
Engage your abilities, gifts, and resources in royal business.
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I believe that my Heavenly Father will provide for me as His child.
I believe that Jesus the Good Shepherd will meet my needs as one of His sheep.
I believe that the Comforter will do exactly that for me.
I believe all that because the Bible tells me so.
But I still struggle against doubt and fear and…well, never mind.
What do you know about trust?
Do you believe this chapter (from a book my friend Steve H loaned me)?
He Always Provides for Our True Needs
Have you asked the Lord to fulfill all your needs? This mighty request requires no intercession from others, for God will provide for all of your needs in Christ Jesus without their asking Him to do so. He is your heavenly Father, and as such, He has obligated Himself to meet your necessities.
Any anxiety we have concerning temporal necessities issues from unbelief. We need never worry about what we shall eat, drink, or wear. These things our Father knows we need, and so we must not fret about them as do those who are not in living union with the Lord.
The reality is that if I do not have something, I do not need it. God is meeting all of my needs at every moment. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not lack. That is always true. Read it all