📖 Isaiah 40:8-31 "The grass may wither and the flowers fade, but the Word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:10 (NIV) Wow, Lord! There is absolutely no one like you! These verses in Isaiah speak to me in such a beautiful way. It just amazes me beyond comprehension that the Lord who, "held the oceans in His hand," the One who, "knows the weight of the Earth," This amazing, all-powerful Creator is the One we get to call our Heavenly Father. He's the One we get to turn to and communicate in prayer with when things aren't going so well. He's the One that protects us, fights for us, and us His own. "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, his own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of him who brought you out of darkness and into His marvelous light." 1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) This new year, let's take the time to proclaim His praises, let's take the time to let people know...
Oof, that's a tough one! It's probably safe to say that all of us at one point have, "Been there, done that." But seriously, it's rough to obey when He says no. Especially when our way seems better! However, as it is written in Isaiah 55:8-9, "'My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the Lord, 'As the heavens are higher than the earth , so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.'" (KJV) In that verse we see that God's plan for us and our lives is far greater than anything we can image. Our ways, cannot possibly compare with His! So why do we keep wasting our time trying to do things our way, when His is so much better to begin with? Think of it this way! It's like a little kid in a candy store. He wants one specific candy on the display. To the kiddo, it seems like the best, brightest, most yummy candy not only in the store but probably the whole world! The lit...
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