The Eyes of My Heart

A moment of stillness (41).

Your stronghold is God. The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— whom should I dread? Psalm 27:1 I have had quite a few strongholds in my life. That’s why I can appreciate the power of this verse. God is the stronghold of…

A moment of stillness (40).

A desperate cry. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning? Psalm 22:1 Does your prayer life seem to yield no result? Does God seem a million miles away? Does it feel like God abandoned you? I love the sincerity…

A moment of stillness (39).

You can count on God’s promise. The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times. Psalm 12:6 The Bible is true and everything it teaches is trustworthy. When God says something, it is never in vain- it always reaches its intended purpose. This is a Psalm…

A moment of stillness (38).

God of the helpless. But you yourself have seen trouble and grief, observing it in order to take the matter into your hands. The helpless one entrusts himself to you; you are a helper of the fatherless. Psalm 10:14 No other person can appreciate the love and care of God like the hopeless. I have…

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When the battle seems overwhelming. Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of my adversaries; make your way straight before me. Psalm 5:8 David had external battles, we often have internal ones. There is sometimes a battle inside of us that nobody knows anything about. It is fierce and the adversaries seem too many. David…

A moment of stillness (36).

Justice is the Lord’s. After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and doubled his previous possessions. Job 42:10 God was angry at the way Job’s friends spoke about Him. He asked Job to pray for them that He might not deal with them according to justice. Job prayed. I’m sure…