Christian Devotionals and Scripture Applied to Everyday Life

The fog had settled over the area like a thick gray blanket. Its density obscured all of the familiar sites from view, making it hard to discern the surrounding landscape. This normally would not be much of a problem except that this morning we were in a boat, on a lake, and lost!

There are times in a person's life when the way forward is unclear. We often think we understand where God is leading us, but then we reach a bend in the river. Doors that we thought were wide open slam shut and we are left out in the cold. What then?

I have never had a very good memory. No matter how hard I try, a piece of information I want to remember will slip off the edge of my mind the moment I am distracted. This is very frustrating to me, so over the course of my life I have learned ways to counteract this disability. Checklists and notes are essential to my daily existence and they work great - as long as I can remember where I put them. 🙂

Death is a horrible word. Just the mere utterance of this one syllable grips even the most courageous of hearts with a deep feeling of panic. Death spells the end of something precious. Whether it be the life of a loved one, the loss of a dream, the end of a relationship, or the waste of an opportunity, the death bell tolls a finality of something that can never be recovered.

Different people have different ways of looking at things. There are some who naturally tend to focus on the negative point of view. There are others who, no matter how difficult the situation, are consistently able to find joy. These differences in people are why we need each other. When one is feeling down, another can speak a word that shifts our perspective.

I find it interesting when more than one person in the Bible makes the same discovery. When this happens it causes me to want to investigate and find out how this information can apply to my life. I especially love it when the discovery has something to do with God because the more I get to know Him the more I come to trust Him.