Tag: worry

100 Weeks of Wonder!

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 NIV Hello, my friends! This week I celebrate my 100th Wondertakings post. Can you believe it? When...

You Are Not Alone

“Your God, the Lord himself, will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 GNT “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.” Psalm 37:23-24 NIV Have you ever felt alone? Like...

Wonder vs. Worry: Part 2

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;I shall not be afraid.” Psalm 56:3-4 ESV The very first post I wrote for this blog when I started it over a year ago was titled “Wonder vs. Worry.” I wrote...

I’ve Got Peace Like a River

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 NIV In the story “The Horse and his Boy” in The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis...

Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 NIV Max Lucado, in his book Every Day Deserves a Chance, talks about how hard it was the day he had to take his daughter to college. He said he was...

Wonder vs. Worry

“‘. . . the Shadow takes another shape and grows again.’ ‘I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have...