Category Archives: trust in God
“I trust you not to misunderstand Me”
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything from my old friend, Amy Carmichael. I hope you find encouragement here: Ps 37.31 None of his steps shall slide. Ps 18.36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my ankles did not slip. Luke 21.16-18 You shall be betrayed . . . and some of you shall they …
What can man do to me?
Ps 118.6: The Lord is on my side; I will not fear; what can man do to me? Job 34.29: When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? The Lord is for me (margin). What can man do to me? Nothing. Nothing that really matters. Nothing that can do any harm. Nothing that will not be …
Hard-pressed
It’s been a good while since I’ve quoted anything from my friend, Amy Carmichael . . . and she is always so good: Is 53.7 Hard-pressed–yet He humbled Himself, nor opened His mouth. The assault of our great enemy comes in waves. Sometimes we cannot do the work committed to us to do, and this is …
Steep me in your stillness
Steep me in your stillness, Lord Steep me in Your stillness, Lord. Oh, calm my restless soul. Hush my spirit, and put Your finger on my lips. Say to my stormy being, “Quiet, be still.” Then hold me close and let me rest my head against Your breast. July 19, 1999
Not so for Me
“What is impossible for you is not so for Me.” (Julian of Norwich)
A Better Resurrection
A Sunday poem from Christina Rossetti: A Better Resurrection I have no wit, no words, no tears; My heart within me like a stone Is numbed too much for hopes or fears. Look right, look left, I dwell alone; I lift mine eyes, but dimmed with grief No everlasting hills I see; My life is …
