If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small." That sounds harsh until you hear it as…If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small." That sounds harsh until you hear it as a mirror instead of a scolding. Trouble doesn't drain your strength, it measures it. What you built on the quiet days is what shows up on the hard ones. So what are you building today, before the pressure comes?
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The aunt who hid a baby king
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Huldah, the prophetess the king's men consulted
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Father, I think of Tamar, hurt and then pushed out the door as if she were nothing. Hear everyone whose…Father, I think of Tamar, hurt and then pushed out the door as if she were nothing. Hear everyone whose pain was doubled by being dismissed. Don't let us look away or hurry past their cries. Keep their names safe with you, and teach us to stay.
A boy of seven, hidden six years in the temple, and now God's whole promise to David rests on men…A boy of seven, hidden six years in the temple, and now God's whole promise to David rests on men forming a ring: "shall keep the watch of Yahweh's house around the king." No heroics yet. Just bodies in position. Sometimes the holiest thing you do is stand where you were placed, around someone fragile, and refuse to move.
Thank You that the one who has entered into Your rest has also rested from his works, as You did…Thank You that the one who has entered into Your rest has also rested from his works, as You did from Yours. I don't have to keep striving to earn what Jesus already finished. Today I lay down my scorekeeping and simply rest in what He has done.
A man works without stopping, and no one is waiting at home. Then the question lands: "For whom then, do…A man works without stopping, and no one is waiting at home. Then the question lands: "For whom then, do I labor and deprive my soul of enjoyment?" He never asked it until his hands were full and his table empty. Ask it earlier than he did. Who is your work for? If the honest answer is no one, something needs to change while there is still time.
Lord, keep me from straining to hear what people say about me behind closed doors. I've spoken carelessly too, and…Lord, keep me from straining to hear what people say about me behind closed doors. I've spoken carelessly too, and I know it. Let me leave those words where they fall and trust what you say about me instead.
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