Seek righteousness, speak truth, love your neighbor, stand up against evil, be a person of your word, and give to the poor without expecting anything in return. Do these things and you will never be shaken! Let’s be a people who stand firm on the Word of God. Whatever comes up against us, we will not be shaken because our foundation is in the One.

Hypothetical disasters are loud. Exaggerated fears bark at us and bully us into sleepless nights. Thankfully, the very thing our fears shout to drown out… the voice of the LORD… is infinitely more powerful than all the threats to silence it.

Like David, we, too, can experience those times where we wonder where God is, whether He has completely forgotten us in our times of trouble. But, also like David, when we cry out to God, it does not take long for us to realize He was there the entire time, just waiting for us to call on Him.

Even though David wrote this Psalm thousands of years ago, it could’ve been written today! Faithfulness and commitment is waning. I don’t know who or what to believe. Who might deceive me?

Friends, words are important. The words we give to others are important. It can either move them toward Jesus or move them away from Jesus. It can induce fear or faith. What kind of advice do you give?

Just like the yearnings expressed in Psalm 10, when we come to God with our pain, when we open our hearts and share about our struggles, He is there, He is listening, and He is ready to encourage us.

Excuse me if I’m a little giddy, y’all, but I woke up today with a full heart, with a heart of thanksgiving! You see, back in the day, I used to need a major life event or holiday to give thanks and praise to the Lord, but now I just need a song in my heart! Why? Because we serve a good God, amen?

Psalm 8 is the portrait of a God who has more power in His little finger than all that Mother Nature has in Heaven and on Earth. It's the description of a God who is not surprised by anything… who is not threatened by anyone… who is not unsettled by anything because He is in consummate control of everyone and everything in creation.

God is my rescuer, and regardless of that incident, or any other situations and circumstances I face in life, I “take refuge in Him” and know that my value and my worth are wrapped up, not in my circumstances, not in who may or may not like me, but in who I am in Him. It is my Lord and my God who saves and delivers me daily and reminds me of WHOSE I am.

These last few years have been extremely difficult on all of us, as well as our families. Statistically, mental health challenges in children and teens are at an all time high! Jesus knows your pain. Run TO Him, not the other way! It’s only when we acknowledge our pain, sit at the feet of Jesus, and seek the support of one another that we can begin the long road to healing.