Debbie Jansen - Author / Speaker / Mentor / Minutes of Faith / Praying for America

Anytime we experience problems, we tend to wonder why they are happening to us.

Proverbs 3:5-6     Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him,

and he will make your paths straight

I'm camping and thinking about all my friends.

Proverbs 18:24   “A man of many companions may come to ruin,  but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

Let's talk about stage-drivers in the old west, steam engine trains and butterflies.

Isaiah 40:29-31. “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even a youth will grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

How much time do we spend worrying about mere mortals?

Psalm 56: 3-4   "When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.  In God, whose word I praise - in God I will trust and am not afraid.  What can ere mortals do to me?"

My youngest son Kenny and his first week of school.

1 Peter 5:7  "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you."

Are you worried?  Is your day filled with concern over the future?

Philippians 4:4-9  "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near...."