14 results for tag: Ancient Words


When Grief Leaves You Feeling Empty…

God’s Word speaks thoroughly and abundantly into every season of the heart. As we study His Word, we learn that within its pages are found the ultimate source of comfort and peace for the sufferer. In this series, we will seek to carefully and compassionately apply these ancient, scriptural truths to feelings and experiences that are common in grief. I was no stranger to the pain. I had experienced the loss of several children over the years, but the loss of my son, Thatcher, brought a depth of despair I had never known. I had spent months on my knees crying out to the LORD to allow me the privilege of keeping this child. I knew that ...

When The Future Seems Uncertain…

God’s Word speaks thoroughly and abundantly into every season of the heart. As we study His Word, we learn that within its pages are found the ultimate source of comfort and peace for the sufferer. In this series, we will seek to carefully and compassionately apply these ancient, scriptural truths to feelings and experiences that are common in grief. There are times in life when we can really identify with the Israelites in the Bible, particularly as they trod day after day through the endless desert of their forty-year wilderness trek. Think of their rugged route, mile after mile, with the abrasive rub of the sand in their ...

When Your Prayers Aren’t Answered the Way You Hoped…

God’s Word speaks thoroughly and abundantly into every season of the heart. As we study His Word, we learn that within its pages are found the ultimate source of comfort and peace for the sufferer. In this series, we will seek to carefully and compassionately apply these ancient, scriptural truths to feelings and experiences that are common in grief. “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:19-20 “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may ...

When the Tears Won’t Stop…

God’s Word speaks thoroughly and abundantly into every season of the heart. As we study His Word, we learn that within its pages are found the ultimate source of comfort and peace for the sufferer. In this series, we will seek to carefully and compassionately apply these ancient, scriptural truths to feelings and experiences that are common in grief. I remember being in the hospital, not knowing when I’d leave, but knowing that it would be without my baby. The numbness and anxiety were too tense; the tears barely came. Oh how I wished I could cry hard to release the tension. Each night—somehow—the darkness and stillness would ...