1. My Mom and Dad. I know that technically they are two people but they often act as one. Mom and Dad have always encouraged me in my writing, even when my attempts where poor. They listened to my ideas, helped me with my research, and gave me the tools I needed. Above all, they gave me the ability to write, a love of learning, and passion for good stories.
2. Grace Livingstone Hill. If you have never heard of her that’s okay, not many people have. She was a Christian romance writer in the early 1900’s. She started writing books when she was very young and continued to write until the day she died. In the end she wrote over one-hundred books and a few short stories. In each one of her books she presented the gospel clearly so that if a nonbeliever read her book, they would here the gospel.
3. C. S. Lewis. His books, the chronicles of Narnia, where the fist books I remember my Dad reading aloud to us. Although fantasy is not one or my favorite genres, these books began my love for adventures stories and have sparked my imagination many times.
4. The writers of all those youth and adult books I couldn’t read. They are what pushed me to write book on my own. Being an avid reader at eleven and reading at high school level pushed me into writing because I couldn’t find anything good to read.
5. My sister Rose. She listened to my early books and works with a lot of patience. Her encouragement is one of the reasons I am still writing.
6. Eliza A. This girl was the first person to read my book outside my family as well as the first one to edit it. It was a big step for me and Eliza made it worthwhile with her words of praise and helpful suggestions.
7. Whoever invented spell check. I owe you a debt of gratitude. If I didn’t have spell check, no one would ever look at anything I wrote. At least now I have a chance, they just have to get past my grammar mistakes and a few wrong words.
8. Maidens of Virtue and His Wonders, the first ones to publish my writings.
9. Jessica, a fellow blogger who has been a good friend as well as a helpful editor. Jessica, thank you. I still have the first email you sent to me and I treasure it. You have been a good friend during to me and a great writing buddy. Thanks.
10. The Queen of Red Ink a. k. a. Arianna. Your editing has been so helpful. Sometimes I get discouraged at all the red ink on my book but every time I make the revisions, I see how much better you have helped make it. Thank you.
11. (I was never good with math) To all the readers of this blog and the readers of my articles, you cannot imagine what you notes, comments, and just knowing that you are out there has meant to me. Thank you
2. Grace Livingstone Hill. If you have never heard of her that’s okay, not many people have. She was a Christian romance writer in the early 1900’s. She started writing books when she was very young and continued to write until the day she died. In the end she wrote over one-hundred books and a few short stories. In each one of her books she presented the gospel clearly so that if a nonbeliever read her book, they would here the gospel.
3. C. S. Lewis. His books, the chronicles of Narnia, where the fist books I remember my Dad reading aloud to us. Although fantasy is not one or my favorite genres, these books began my love for adventures stories and have sparked my imagination many times.
4. The writers of all those youth and adult books I couldn’t read. They are what pushed me to write book on my own. Being an avid reader at eleven and reading at high school level pushed me into writing because I couldn’t find anything good to read.
5. My sister Rose. She listened to my early books and works with a lot of patience. Her encouragement is one of the reasons I am still writing.
6. Eliza A. This girl was the first person to read my book outside my family as well as the first one to edit it. It was a big step for me and Eliza made it worthwhile with her words of praise and helpful suggestions.
7. Whoever invented spell check. I owe you a debt of gratitude. If I didn’t have spell check, no one would ever look at anything I wrote. At least now I have a chance, they just have to get past my grammar mistakes and a few wrong words.
8. Maidens of Virtue and His Wonders, the first ones to publish my writings.
9. Jessica, a fellow blogger who has been a good friend as well as a helpful editor. Jessica, thank you. I still have the first email you sent to me and I treasure it. You have been a good friend during to me and a great writing buddy. Thanks.
10. The Queen of Red Ink a. k. a. Arianna. Your editing has been so helpful. Sometimes I get discouraged at all the red ink on my book but every time I make the revisions, I see how much better you have helped make it. Thank you.
11. (I was never good with math) To all the readers of this blog and the readers of my articles, you cannot imagine what you notes, comments, and just knowing that you are out there has meant to me. Thank you
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths 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. Isaiah 40; 28-31 NIV
He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths 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. Isaiah 40; 28-31 NIV
I have failed the drivers test three times. You see, I do not test well. I get nervous, and I make a bunch small mistakes so I get flunked. This has been very hard for me, because I do not accept failure in myself well. I get upset at myself for making mistakes, for not doing what I know I can do, and for not reaching a goal I have set for myself as soon as I wanted to. It is so embarrassing to be nineteen and not have my driver’s license.
God has been using the experience to teach me some very important lessons about failure and success. One of the biggest lessons has come in the form of this question; does God love me more when I am successful, or when I fail? Is God pleased more by me reaching my goals, or by me falling short? The answer to that has been life changing for me as I am sure it will be to all those who accept it.
I grew up with people around me telling me things like; “When you sin, it is like you are hanging Christ on the cross all over again.” “God can’t look at your sin, so beg for forgiveness as soon as you can so that you can be right with God.” But neither of these statements are biblical or helpful. They are merely guilt trips, often for people, like me, who already feel awful about what we have done. It says in the Bible that Jesus (part of our all knowing God) died once for all, so how than can future sins put him back on the cross? And if God cannot look on sin, what was he doing in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve had sinned?
I am not perfect; I have known that for a long time. I make mistakes, I do wrong things, and I will be the first to admit that. However, nothing I do can separate me from the love of my Abba Father. No heights of success, no depths of failure can separate me from his love. No amount of Bible study or lack thereof will endear me to Him or push me away from Him. No amount of works or laziness will make me more or less acceptable to him.
I am God's kid, he knows I am going to fail, he knows I am going to succeed and like a good dad, he loves me through both. So whether I pass my next drivers test or fail it, I know that my Heavenly Father still loves me. Whether I complete the Bible in six months challenge or not, my God still wants to know me. Whether or not I ever publish my book, upkeep this blog, or write an article ever again, I am still acceptable to Jesus.
Praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth for your wonderful, amazing love.
God has been using the experience to teach me some very important lessons about failure and success. One of the biggest lessons has come in the form of this question; does God love me more when I am successful, or when I fail? Is God pleased more by me reaching my goals, or by me falling short? The answer to that has been life changing for me as I am sure it will be to all those who accept it.
I grew up with people around me telling me things like; “When you sin, it is like you are hanging Christ on the cross all over again.” “God can’t look at your sin, so beg for forgiveness as soon as you can so that you can be right with God.” But neither of these statements are biblical or helpful. They are merely guilt trips, often for people, like me, who already feel awful about what we have done. It says in the Bible that Jesus (part of our all knowing God) died once for all, so how than can future sins put him back on the cross? And if God cannot look on sin, what was he doing in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve had sinned?
I am not perfect; I have known that for a long time. I make mistakes, I do wrong things, and I will be the first to admit that. However, nothing I do can separate me from the love of my Abba Father. No heights of success, no depths of failure can separate me from his love. No amount of Bible study or lack thereof will endear me to Him or push me away from Him. No amount of works or laziness will make me more or less acceptable to him.
I am God's kid, he knows I am going to fail, he knows I am going to succeed and like a good dad, he loves me through both. So whether I pass my next drivers test or fail it, I know that my Heavenly Father still loves me. Whether I complete the Bible in six months challenge or not, my God still wants to know me. Whether or not I ever publish my book, upkeep this blog, or write an article ever again, I am still acceptable to Jesus.
Praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth for your wonderful, amazing love.
Currently, I am reading through the book of Isaiah and loving every chapter of it. That may sound funny seeing that it seems that Isaiah is a book full of doom, gloom and tears, with a few scattered prophesies of Jesus. If that is how you view this book, you are not alone; I used to feel the same way.
The past couple of years have greatly changed my thoughts on this. I have found so many encouraging things in this book, and if you look, you can find them too. In the midst of some of the woes to his wayward people, you will find praise and encouragement for his faithful ones. In the midst of curses to other nations, there are promises to be those who love God.
What gems in the Bible have you been finding?
Dragons are bad. Guys in black are the enemy. Kids that are chewing bubble gum are rude. Being out in the moonlight is romantic. People with glasses are smart and read a lot. These are clichés, something that has been used so much to represent or convey something that virtually everyone knows it.
Most people think clichés are a bad thing. The prevailing advice among authors today is to avoid clichés at just about any cost. No one picks up a book to read the same old things that they have always read, do they? We as authors need to be creative, change things around, and never use clichés. I disagree with this, at least in part. Please, allow me to explain.
In today’s culture there is a lot of blurring of the lines between good and bad. Things that always represent evil such as dragons, witches, men in black, and the like are being made out to be our helpers, friends, and the good guys. Things that have always represented “good” are made out to be stupid, boring, and the bad guys. Sometimes clichés define right from wrong, good from evil, and those clichés should not be messed with often.
Clichés are not always a good thing. I know that, but if we don’t want to use them, we have to be careful. I cannot tell the number of books I have had to put down because the author was so interested in breaking clichés that they became dangers. They were so intent on making their story new and different that they put their characters in moral dilemmas where there was no right thing left to do.
Now with that said, we have to be careful how much we use clichés. What we do want are books and stories to be unique and different so that people will read them. No one wants to read the same story just in different settings. We as readers want something new, something exciting, something to captivate us and carry us off to some far and different place.
What do you think about clichés? I haven’t exhausted the subject by any means, so what is something important that I missed?
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Most people think clichés are a bad thing. The prevailing advice among authors today is to avoid clichés at just about any cost. No one picks up a book to read the same old things that they have always read, do they? We as authors need to be creative, change things around, and never use clichés. I disagree with this, at least in part. Please, allow me to explain.
In today’s culture there is a lot of blurring of the lines between good and bad. Things that always represent evil such as dragons, witches, men in black, and the like are being made out to be our helpers, friends, and the good guys. Things that have always represented “good” are made out to be stupid, boring, and the bad guys. Sometimes clichés define right from wrong, good from evil, and those clichés should not be messed with often.
Clichés are not always a good thing. I know that, but if we don’t want to use them, we have to be careful. I cannot tell the number of books I have had to put down because the author was so interested in breaking clichés that they became dangers. They were so intent on making their story new and different that they put their characters in moral dilemmas where there was no right thing left to do.
Now with that said, we have to be careful how much we use clichés. What we do want are books and stories to be unique and different so that people will read them. No one wants to read the same story just in different settings. We as readers want something new, something exciting, something to captivate us and carry us off to some far and different place.
What do you think about clichés? I haven’t exhausted the subject by any means, so what is something important that I missed?
Would you like to write for Writing Saturday? Just send our submissions to me at thedestinyofone@yahoo.com and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
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Literary Pursuits Jessica is a very good friend and a good writer. She has all sorts of writing exercises that you will find fun and helpful.
Word Play K. M. Wieland is a wonderful writer and has all sorts of tips on her blog that I find helpful. Make sure to check out her books!
Christ is Write This is a new blog to me, but I have found some of the tips here very helpful.
In the mood to do some writing but not sure where to start? Check out these blogs to get some great ideas.
Literary Pursuits Jessica is a very good friend and a good writer. She has all sorts of writing exercises that you will find fun and helpful.
Word Play K. M. Wieland is a wonderful writer and has all sorts of tips on her blog that I find helpful. Make sure to check out her books!
Christ is Write This is a new blog to me, but I have found some of the tips here very helpful.
Hello to all my readers! I’m so sorry that I haven’t been around the past few days, but I’m sure you understand how life can take over sometimes. We have been doing some chores around the house and land that have needed to be done for a while. I have also been struggling with allergies which is not surprising since it has been one of the worst allergy seasons that this part of Texas has had. That has been what has kept me from posting, and getting on your blogs.
Even though I have been busy and not feeling well, I have been doing a lot of thinking about my writing. For the past few years, I have been working a trilogy of Si-Fi books. Lately I have been spending a lot of time polishing the first one in preparation for the next step; publishing.
Publishing a book by using the traditional method is hard thing to do. Only a small percentage of books are looked at by publishers and even fewer are published. So I had to ask myself; what was I planning on doing with my writing? Am I just going to just write for my family and a few friends? Am I going to write and hope to get published someday? Am I going to self-publish and take my chances? These questions have been the ones that I have been pondering over the past couple weeks.
So, what is my decision? I am not sure if I have made my final answer; I am still praying that God would make what he wants me to do clear. However, I am leaning toward self-publishing through Lulu. I have heard a lot of good things from people who have used and with the help of God and my blogging friends; I think it will make publishing it worthwhile.
What has been going on in your life?
Even though I have been busy and not feeling well, I have been doing a lot of thinking about my writing. For the past few years, I have been working a trilogy of Si-Fi books. Lately I have been spending a lot of time polishing the first one in preparation for the next step; publishing.
Publishing a book by using the traditional method is hard thing to do. Only a small percentage of books are looked at by publishers and even fewer are published. So I had to ask myself; what was I planning on doing with my writing? Am I just going to just write for my family and a few friends? Am I going to write and hope to get published someday? Am I going to self-publish and take my chances? These questions have been the ones that I have been pondering over the past couple weeks.
So, what is my decision? I am not sure if I have made my final answer; I am still praying that God would make what he wants me to do clear. However, I am leaning toward self-publishing through Lulu. I have heard a lot of good things from people who have used and with the help of God and my blogging friends; I think it will make publishing it worthwhile.
What has been going on in your life?
By:Jessica
From...http://younghomemakers.blogspot.com/ http://jessica-literarypursuits.blogspot.com/ and http://meditationsofhislove.blogspot.com/
I have a list printed out for me which my wonderful mother found on the internet and gave to me a few years back. It is a list of Writing Warm-Ups. Although I rarely use it before I begin to write, a lot of people find writing warm-ups very helpful.
It's kind of hard to explain exactly what a writing warm-up is. It's like warming up your voice before singing, or warming up before you play the piano by doing your scales and such. Or when you stretch before you go jogging. It gets you to warm-up your brain before you write.
Most people do writing warm-ups before writing. This is good for what I wrote above... getting your mind active before you sit down to write. It helps you to think about things. Some are warm-ups like *describing what a knight from old would buy in a modern day supermarket. Or writing a short news article about a pair of pink fuzzy socks that have gone missing*. It could be absolute nonsense! It doesn't matter. It just gets you writing and using your brain in a way that will help you when you write.
* I came up with these myself spur of the moment just as I was writing this. You can do them if you want and your can modify them to be whatever you want. Like changing the supermarket one to a man in a mascott chicken suit instead of a knight! LOL!
For me, I tend to use writing warm-ups on days when I either don't feel much like writing, or when I am in a creative dry spell. There is no rule as to when or what you have to do as a writing warm up. It is there simply to get those creative juices flowing. Do whatever works best for you.
Here are some writing warm-ups off my sheet and some that I made up myself. You don't have to stick only to the ones I list below. In fact, try to come up with some of your own. You can even do some writing warm-ups with another person.
Writing warm-ups are there, just for the fun of it. So let your imagination go wild!
1. The two minute drill- Write as many words as you can relating to a certain category such as flavors of ice cream, colors, states, presidents, restaurants, etc. (do this one with a friend and see who can think of more in the span of two minutes)
2. Unrelated words- Write two unrelated words down on a piece of paper and then write a few sentences using these words. example: Turkey and basketball. (weird, huh!) ( you can also do this with another person. Write down the words and then switch and write sentences for the words the other person came up with.)
3. Write a silly want add for a pretend newspaper- "Boy to trace gasoline lines with lighted candle. Must be willing to travel" (I didn't come up with this one, it was on the paper)
4. Write a silly home remedy for... Baldness, a common cold, etc.
5. Find and cut out a headline from a newspaper- write your own article using the headline you cut out.
6. Write a sentence that has at least four t's- or any other letter!
7. Write a tongue twister
8. Make up a news headline and then write an article for it.
( This one is really fun with other people. I have done it with my two younger brothers and we had a blast. We each wrote a headline and then handed it off to the person next to us. Then we wrote an article for the headline we had received. My younger brother came up with this hilarious one... "Nuclear Fallout in a Closet!" At the time, I didn't really know what nuclear fallout was [but my younger brother did. LOL!] It was really funny because I made up a whole story about what I guessed it was! We cracked up laughing!)
9. Describe something in nature. Go into details by using the senses. Smell, taste, touch...etc.
example. A waterfall. write about the noise it makes, how it makes you feel, what it reminds you of...etc.
10. Pick a letter in the alphabet and write as many words as you can think of that start with that letter. (I do this all the time when I am practicing my handwriting- something I do to slow myself down and relax. Not to mention it gets my creative juices flowing because it helps me with my writing and also helps me with my handwriting.)
So there you have it! Some ideas to get you started. You could probably look up "Writing Warm-Ups" on the internet and find a bunch of different lists and ideas.
Hope this helps both with your writing and creativity!
Happy Writing,
Jessica
Do you have a great idea for a writing Saturday post? Send it to me!
From...http://younghomemakers.blogspot.com/ http://jessica-literarypursuits.blogspot.com/ and http://meditationsofhislove.blogspot.com/
I have a list printed out for me which my wonderful mother found on the internet and gave to me a few years back. It is a list of Writing Warm-Ups. Although I rarely use it before I begin to write, a lot of people find writing warm-ups very helpful.
It's kind of hard to explain exactly what a writing warm-up is. It's like warming up your voice before singing, or warming up before you play the piano by doing your scales and such. Or when you stretch before you go jogging. It gets you to warm-up your brain before you write.
Most people do writing warm-ups before writing. This is good for what I wrote above... getting your mind active before you sit down to write. It helps you to think about things. Some are warm-ups like *describing what a knight from old would buy in a modern day supermarket. Or writing a short news article about a pair of pink fuzzy socks that have gone missing*. It could be absolute nonsense! It doesn't matter. It just gets you writing and using your brain in a way that will help you when you write.
* I came up with these myself spur of the moment just as I was writing this. You can do them if you want and your can modify them to be whatever you want. Like changing the supermarket one to a man in a mascott chicken suit instead of a knight! LOL!
For me, I tend to use writing warm-ups on days when I either don't feel much like writing, or when I am in a creative dry spell. There is no rule as to when or what you have to do as a writing warm up. It is there simply to get those creative juices flowing. Do whatever works best for you.
Here are some writing warm-ups off my sheet and some that I made up myself. You don't have to stick only to the ones I list below. In fact, try to come up with some of your own. You can even do some writing warm-ups with another person.
Writing warm-ups are there, just for the fun of it. So let your imagination go wild!
1. The two minute drill- Write as many words as you can relating to a certain category such as flavors of ice cream, colors, states, presidents, restaurants, etc. (do this one with a friend and see who can think of more in the span of two minutes)
2. Unrelated words- Write two unrelated words down on a piece of paper and then write a few sentences using these words. example: Turkey and basketball. (weird, huh!) ( you can also do this with another person. Write down the words and then switch and write sentences for the words the other person came up with.)
3. Write a silly want add for a pretend newspaper- "Boy to trace gasoline lines with lighted candle. Must be willing to travel" (I didn't come up with this one, it was on the paper)
4. Write a silly home remedy for... Baldness, a common cold, etc.
5. Find and cut out a headline from a newspaper- write your own article using the headline you cut out.
6. Write a sentence that has at least four t's- or any other letter!
7. Write a tongue twister
8. Make up a news headline and then write an article for it.
( This one is really fun with other people. I have done it with my two younger brothers and we had a blast. We each wrote a headline and then handed it off to the person next to us. Then we wrote an article for the headline we had received. My younger brother came up with this hilarious one... "Nuclear Fallout in a Closet!" At the time, I didn't really know what nuclear fallout was [but my younger brother did. LOL!] It was really funny because I made up a whole story about what I guessed it was! We cracked up laughing!)
9. Describe something in nature. Go into details by using the senses. Smell, taste, touch...etc.
example. A waterfall. write about the noise it makes, how it makes you feel, what it reminds you of...etc.
10. Pick a letter in the alphabet and write as many words as you can think of that start with that letter. (I do this all the time when I am practicing my handwriting- something I do to slow myself down and relax. Not to mention it gets my creative juices flowing because it helps me with my writing and also helps me with my handwriting.)
So there you have it! Some ideas to get you started. You could probably look up "Writing Warm-Ups" on the internet and find a bunch of different lists and ideas.
Hope this helps both with your writing and creativity!
Happy Writing,
Jessica
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I wrote this for the wonderful free girls’ publication Ladies-in-Waiting a while back and I just wanted to share it with you today.
Dare to be different
Dare to take the path that few choose
Dare to put people before your plans for the day
Dare to put purity before being accepted
Dare to put holiness before coolness
Dare to put His way before your way
Dare to put His reputation before you rights as a citizen
Dare to put kindness before popularity
Dare to put modesty before being in style
Dare not to take offense when you are being teased
Dare to stand up for others even when it might cost you
Dare to choose loneliness over bad friends
Dare to work when others play
Dare to help clean up when others might laugh at you for doing it
Dare to be polite even when someone is being rude to you
Dare to be a woman belonging to God even when others only belong to ‘themselves’
Dare to be Different
Jesus is not on the cross.
Jesus is not in the tomb.
He is not here! He is risen just as He said!
Jesus is not in the tomb.
He is not here! He is risen just as He said!
1. Always have something to write on with you; you never know when you will get inspired.
2. Have good baby name book. This has always helped me when I need a name and can’t think of one.
3. Have some time to just observe people; this will help you make better characters.
4. Have some magazines around; they are always helpful to get ideas out of.
5. Have something in your room that reminds you of your current book. Whether that is a picture, a figurine or whatever, keeping your book in mind is important.
6. Have a good set of encyclopedias and/or access to the web 24/7 so that can always look things up.
7. Watch movies and/or look at books with lots of pictures to get ideas on how to describe things.
8. Don’t sit behind your computer or in front of your pen and ink all the time, this will stifle your creativity.
9. Have a love for museums and history; if you don’t already, then develop a love for it. There is so much writing material in museums and history to be had.
10. Have some good friends that are willing to smear the red ink all over your story (Hi Jessica, Eliza and Arianna!).
What are some things you like to have around?
2. Have good baby name book. This has always helped me when I need a name and can’t think of one.
3. Have some time to just observe people; this will help you make better characters.
4. Have some magazines around; they are always helpful to get ideas out of.
5. Have something in your room that reminds you of your current book. Whether that is a picture, a figurine or whatever, keeping your book in mind is important.
6. Have a good set of encyclopedias and/or access to the web 24/7 so that can always look things up.
7. Watch movies and/or look at books with lots of pictures to get ideas on how to describe things.
8. Don’t sit behind your computer or in front of your pen and ink all the time, this will stifle your creativity.
9. Have a love for museums and history; if you don’t already, then develop a love for it. There is so much writing material in museums and history to be had.
10. Have some good friends that are willing to smear the red ink all over your story (Hi Jessica, Eliza and Arianna!).
What are some things you like to have around?
Today, my family will celebrate Passover as we do every year. No we are not Jewish, and no we do not think we are still held to the law. We celebrate a Christian Passover because it is so full of pictures of Christ. For instants; one of the things that the Jews traditionally do as part of their Passover celebration is they take three pieces of Matzo (a yeast free bread) and put them together in a napkin and call it unity. They then take the middle piece and break it and hide it away. Does that sound like a picture of something?
Every year, I learn something and come away feeling blessed. I get a taste for what Jesus and his disciples were doing that last meal together. I get to see things the Jews have been doing hundreds of years and how they point to Christ. It is such a neat thing to be a part of.
I know this hasn’t been a very long or very good post but there is a lot that I need to get done. Have a wonderful Good Friday!
Every year, I learn something and come away feeling blessed. I get a taste for what Jesus and his disciples were doing that last meal together. I get to see things the Jews have been doing hundreds of years and how they point to Christ. It is such a neat thing to be a part of.
I know this hasn’t been a very long or very good post but there is a lot that I need to get done. Have a wonderful Good Friday!
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
Psalm 91:5-8
As I was reading in my Bible yesterday, I read these verses and something hit me. In these verses, we are told that we won’t fear the terror of night, the arrows, the pestilence, or the plague. However, it doesn’t say that those things won’t be present in our lives.
Sometimes we are so worried or scared about things that we can’t sleep, yet God is there to help us calm our fear. Sometimes it seems like people are out to get us, yet God is ready to give us the peace that surpasses all understanding. Sometimes we feel like we can’t get over an illness, maybe you even know you’re not going to, that is when the God of all comfort is ready to comfort you.
Remember even if you are in the middle of a hard, scary, or sticky time, God is right there with you
