Commit Your Plans to the Lord

Commit Your Plans to the Lord

I am a planner and like things to be orderly. As a result, I love spreadsheets, to do lists, and detailed plans for pretty much everything in my life. While I’m not as rigid about my planning as I was years ago, I still get unsettled when structure is missing or my plan falls apart. …

Calm the Storm

Calm the Storm

Today’s verse highlights the fact that fear doesn’t come from the Lord. He isn’t the author of chaos or turmoil, but of peace and calm. He doesn’t create the storm, He calms it.  Fear and anxiety can derail us very quickly if we allow it too. A fleeting thought or an assumption can make a…

God’s Gaze

God’s Gaze

This is one of my favorite verses because it paints such an amazing picture of God’s interaction with humanity.  The first phrase describes God’s protection of His people. In ancient times the word, “keep” meant to guard or protect. God surrounds us with a hedge of protection to keep the forces of evil from destroying…

Prayer Changes Everything

Prayer Changes Everything

The psalmist describes a point of despair where God intervened to free him. The catalyst for freedom was prayer, actively asking the Lord for help.  The scenario reminds me of hitting the end of myself, falling to my knees, and begging God for relief. I’d tried to break the hold of addiction and depression on…