Christ in the Clouds

Welcome to  ...where I share different verses from the Psalms!   May you find truths about God, yourselves, and living life in the images and word pictures shared here!  source Psalm 97:10-12 "Hate evil, you who love the LORD,          Who preserves the souls of His godly ones;          He delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Light is sown like seed for the righteous          And gladness for the upright in heart. Be glad in the LORD, you righteous ones,          And give thanks to His holy name." Lately, I have felt like I have been crushed by the hand of the wicked. How about you? Have you felt crushed in spirit? This is such a comforting set of verses! Linking up at these blog hops: Sunday Stillness (He Cares For You) Weekend Whispers (My Freshly Brewed Life)  Still Saturd...

How many times have we heard someone say in the midst of a difficult situation? “Take a deep breath.” We Were Designed to Breathe Breathing is vital for us to live. One of the best-known verses in the Bible is Genesis 2:7,   And the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.” This verse sets a pattern for the rest of the Bible, where breath is often equated with life itself. Breathing also illustrates our human vulnerability and complete dependence upon God. One easy experiment to show this is to try to hold our breath. For most of us, lack of air becomes painful well within a minute, and we would die in just a few more minutes if completely deprived of air. So, our breathing apparatus is one of our most vital systems—absolutely necessary to sustain us from moment to moment. Breath of God: Able to Give Life or Take it Away God , the Giver of life ( ...

This past weekend our little town of Warsaw, IN had a terrible hit....we lost 4 very well-known and loved men. *All four men were active in my home church ( Warsaw Community Church ) See article I think I may be in the wrong profession. (In fact, I'm currently waiting to step down from my current job, due to some of the requirements that have been added to what I already do...I know, some would say I'm right where He wants me. Well, I'm not totally convinced of that quite yet.)  Yet... I t seems like over and over again, God places me in positions that involve caring, encouraging, and  comforting those who have gone or are going through some kind of tragedy. This kind of "helping" has continually been difficult for me, mostly due to the fact that there has been so much death and tragedy throughout my own life (some, I probably haven't fully dealt with.). The pain I still often feel comes swelling back into my emotions, when I am faced with a simi...