“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness…” (Isa. 61:10 “For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.” (Ps. 149:4) On Thursday just […]
Fear of Man
I ran across an article this morning and thought I would write a little something about it. So, this isn’t going to start out like a post about the article, but I’ll get back to it eventually. The thing that sparked my interest is the idea that being a people pleaser is a personality type. […]
HIGHER THAN I
Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer.From the end of the earth I will cry to You,When my heart is overwhelmed;Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.For You have been a shelter for me,A strong tower from the enemy.I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;I will trust in the shelter […]
The First Week of Therapy
For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him (2 Cor 5:7–9) We use this passage in Biblical counseling a […]
Change Is Hard
Yesterday I walked out my door, on my way to work and said to myself, “Boy, isn’t this a beautiful day!” My next thought was, “I wonder if I’ll miss days like this when I get to Heaven.” Then, “Of course not, every day in heaven will be more wonderful than this one. I’ll be […]
Depression…
Depression is the physical/emotional reaction you experience when you forget that God, the glorious, loving, merciful, and rejoicing God has you right where he wants you, in exactly the situation that is best for you and most glorious for him…and it is bad. Mike Lawyer