5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. 6 God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. -Psalm 68:5-6, NIV Our God is someone who cares for the isolated and imprisoned. What I love about the Psalms is how … Continue reading “Yes, trusting God is worth it!”
Category: Encouragement
Growing in gratitude
Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? -Matthew 6:26, NKJV The discipline of gratitude is the secret to an abundant life. Of this, I am convinced. Grateful people do not live … Continue reading “Growing in gratitude”
Letting in Jesus’ love
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” -John 13:34, NIV How good are you in letting in Jesus’ love? I think this is the question when it comes to spiritual health. We were made for love as God is love (see I John 4:16). … Continue reading “Letting in Jesus’ love”
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! To all those faithful mothers and those mothers–whether biological or spiritual–who stood by us, I wish you the best of days on this Mother’s Day. May you have a wonderful day of enjoyment and celebration.
Powerless curses
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. -Proverbs 26:2, KJV Cheaters and their apologists say all sort of cruel and awful things about the faithful spouse. I would consider these things curses. They are using their mouth to degrade and attack the faithful party. It … Continue reading “Powerless curses”
Belong FOREVER!
In healthy spirituality, belonging is never “on the table.” For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. -Romans 8:15, KJV When I am struggling with fear, I am usually disconnected from this truth found in Romans 8:15. The … Continue reading “Belong FOREVER!”
Healing words for faithful spouses
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. -Hebrews 13:4, NIV “Yes, it happened. She cheated on you. And that’s right: you didn’t deserve it. It’s not your fault. Not at all.” You really want to help a faithful spouse. … Continue reading “Healing words for faithful spouses”
“Don’t die!” #truelove
This past weekend I competed in a bench press event in IL. I had to go alone since it was a busy weekend on the home front with a birthday party and prom for our kiddo and bonus kiddo. While Mrs. DM was fine with me competing this weekend, she was concerned about how I … Continue reading ““Don’t die!” #truelove”
Successful Hobby Day Yesterday!
Me under 235kgs/540lbs An important part of healing and de-stressing is finding a solid hobby. Mine is participating in equipped bench press competitions. For the past two years, I had been having trouble translating my training into scores in meets. I have “bombed out” of several equipped meets–i.e. failed to place a good lift. You … Continue reading “Successful Hobby Day Yesterday!”
Happy Easter! Christ is risen!!!
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. -John 20:1, NIV My Cheater left me around Easter-time back over a decade ago. So, the holiday holds some complex emotions for me. So, if you … Continue reading “Happy Easter! Christ is risen!!!”