Tag: depression
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Light, Salvation, Stronghold
1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?–Psalm 27 David had enemies and he was afraid. He saw no other answer to his situation than to lean upon his relationship with God. What do you use to light your spiritual darkness? Where is…
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Four Arrows for Your Self-Talk Quiver
Let’s take these line by line from Psalm 9:1-2. I used bold type for the verses. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart I need to respond to my situations with thanksgiving. Gratefulness is one of the best motivating attitudes. My whole inner person needs to be involved in this. This gratefulness influences…
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2 Ways to Not Be Ready
35“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, 36and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes…40You also must be ready, for…
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Identity and Your Past
39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”… …48And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49Then those who were at table with…
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Two Years
8So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh. 9Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my offenses today. 10When Pharaoh was angry with…
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Jacob’s Despair
31Then they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. 32And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s robe or not.” 33And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe.…
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Rename Your Story
9God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. 10And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel…. 16Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into…
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Lonely Yet Not Alone
23From there he went up to Beersheba. 24And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.” 25So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD and…
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Comfort in the Wilderness
8And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. 9But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing. 10So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall…
Joel M Bradshaw 