Learning to be Contented in Christ
I recently read that there are 366 occurrences of the phrase “fear not” in the Bible, one for every day of the year. This seemed impressive to me and seeded an idea of meditating on each of these passages this year as a way to strengthen my faith. On doing some searching, however, I found [...] Read more »
Jesus tells us not to worry about tomorrow as each day has enough worries of it's own. In Exodus God supplied enough food for each day only, forcing His people to look to Him for their provision rather than their own cleverness or hard work. When God and wise Christians tell me to be faithful to the tasks in front of me today, trusting God for tomorrow I nod in agreement while internally I am still seeking security in what I can do, planning, worrying and fretting. Read more »
It’s cold, there is snow on the ground and more is forecast. I am coughing and achy. In this state I am paying close attention to keeping the fire that heats our house going. When it is cold you are acutely aware that without an ongoing supply of fuel and air a fire will quickly [...] Read more »
How does a stumbling, distracted man keep his heart fixed upon Christ? The world around me ignores Christ and even in my own home there are plenty of distractions drawing my heart away from Him. Worse still, my own heart is bent on straying from Jesus into ambivalence and sin (Romans 7:18). Having plenty of [...] Read more »
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. (Psalm 62:5 ESV) This is the difficult work of faith – to wait in silence for God alone. Not a wussy, passive silence but rather an active, aggressive laying hold of God while holding down a flighty, fearful heart. An [...] Read more »
