Tag: stories

• Elijah’s Depression

  Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me…

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  October 2, 2025

  1 kings

  1 kings 19, depressed, depression, elijah, God, heart, hiding, jezebel, self-talk, stories, thoughts

• What Stories Do You Carry Forward?

  9Throughout the tribes of Israel, all the people were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king [David] delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he has fled the country to escape from Absalom; 10and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over…

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  June 4, 2025

  2 samuel

  2 Samuel. 19, absalom, bible, david, depression, devo, God, perspective, stories, thoughts

• The Prodigal Had to Do These Five Things

  1Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”–Luke 15 The only sinner that has hope is the Prodigal. Be like him. “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired…

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  January 1, 2025

  luke

  bible, christian, depression, devo, faith, God, heart, hope, jesus, Luke 15, perspective, prodigal, repent, repentance, shame, sin, sinners, stories, trust

• Naomi, Part 4: Redemption

  13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! 15He shall be to you a…

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  December 17, 2024

  ruth

  bible, boaz, christian, david, depression, devo, faith, friend, God, heart, help, hope, Isaiah 43, jesus, naomi, perspective, ruth, ruth 4, stories, trust

• A Little Psalm to Start Your Day!

  1Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! 2For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.Praise the LORD!–Psalm 117 WHO? The psalm begins with a command to praise Yahweh. Both the goyim (nations) and the tribes (peoples) are to praise Him. WHY? We praise God because of his (c)hesed or…

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  September 1, 2023

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• Depression’s Inner War

  6As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. 7And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, “Saul has struck down his thousands,and…

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  November 25, 2022

  1 samuel

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