Little Chats With GodLittle Chats With GodA Christian prayer-devotional addressing the concerns of daily life. Articles
All in the Same Boat
2007-10-18 11:08:00 The Lord said, “Say this to him: ‘Thus says the Lord. I am about to overthrow what I have built and tear up what I have planted throughout the land. Should you then seek great things for yourself?..’ ” Jeremiah 45:4-5 Lord, it seems that Baruch was pretty upset about things at this time. He had ... More About: Christian , Boat
Show Me The Way
2007-09-18 09:13:00 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:6 Lord, one of the questions I hear from Christian s more than any other is, “How can I know God’s will?” It seems so many of us are constantly struggling in darkness, not sure which path to take. And if I am to be ... More About: Show
DIFFERENT WAYS
2007-08-14 08:23:00 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, says the Lord, neither are your ways My ways. Isaiah 55:8 Lord, it’s not news that Your thoughts are different from mine. It staggers me, just how much greater Your mind is than mine. Sometimes I try to imagine what it would be like for an ant to try to ... More About: Christian , Diff
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
2007-08-11 12:47:00 “What do you want Me to do for you?”, Jesus asked him. Mark 10:51 Lord, am I missing something here? Or were You? The guy was blind. It was obvious that he was blind. Everyone in town knew that he was blind. Surely, Lord, You knew that he was blind. Surely that was obvious from everything about ... More About: Christian
BEAUTIFUL FEET
2007-07-17 09:20:00 How lovely on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace … who say to Zion, “Your God reigns.” Isaiah 52:7 Lord, I have a picture of the people of the city waiting anxiously for news from the battle front. Has their king and his army been successful in defeating the ... More About: Christian , Beautiful , Feet
NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
2007-07-08 13:32:00 Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” 2 Kings 5: 13 (NIV) Lord, sometimes it amazes me how good we are at missing the simple things. ... More About: Science , Christian , Rocket , Rocket Science
JESUS WEPT
2007-07-02 13:46:00 Jesus wept. John 11:35. I don’t get it, Lord. You knew that you were about to call Lazarus forth from the grave. This would be one of Your most spectacular miracles - after all, the man had been dead for four days. No-one could possibly deny Your power over death once they had seen this. More than ... More About: Christian , Jesus , Jesu
THE CONTEMPT OF COMFORT
2007-06-12 07:46:00 Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping. Job 12:5 Ain’t it the truth, Lord! When we have never walked a mile in the other bloke’s moccasins, it’s so easy for us to blame him for the roughness of the road. So often I’ve heard well-meaning Christian s say that the ... More About: Fort , Contempt , Comfort , The Con
CYNICISM OR DISCERNMENT?
2007-06-08 17:29:00 “The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.” Proverbs 14:6 (NIV) Lord, sometimes it seems there are so many conflicting voices around. One says one thing, the next says the exact opposite, and someone else says something different again. That in itself wouldn’t be so bad, except that oftentimes they all ... More About: Christian , Cynic , Disc
IF YOU SAY SO
2007-06-02 05:05:00 Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it? Lamentations 3:37 (NIV) When You put it this way, Lord, the answer is pretty obvious. Nobody can. How could any human being ever overrule Your decree or Your will? Yet there are so many in Your church who teach that we can have anything ... More About: Christian
WHERE?S YOUR TRUST?
2007-05-29 13:28:00 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7 Lord, it’s so easy for us to look at others and see the dumb things they do. So often when I read through Your Word, I look at the behavior of You people and think, “How ... More About: Christian , Trust , Where , Rust
Self Deception
2007-05-25 04:35:00 All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord. Proverbs 16:2 Lord, how easy it is for us to deceive ourselves! We set our minds and hearts on a particular course of action, and convince ourselves that not only is the action right, but we are doing it for the very ... More About: Christian , Deception
All in the Same Boat
2007-05-24 05:08:00 The Lord said, “Say this to him: ‘Thus says the Lord. I am about to overthrow what I have built and tear up what I have planted throughout the land. Should you then seek great things for yourself?..’ ” Jeremiah 45:4-5 Lord, it seems that Baruch was pretty upset about things at this time. He had ... More About: Christian , Boat , Same
Time Flies
2007-05-22 13:55:00 Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow. Psalm 144:4 Lord, I don’t know whether it’s just that I’m getting older, but time seems to slip away so quickly these days. Days, weeks, months, years - they disappear before I even have time to look at them, till I find myself thinking, “Hey! ... More About: Christian , Time , Flies , Lies
Love and Faithfulness
2007-05-14 04:46:00 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the site of God and man. Proverbs 3:3-4 (NIV) Lord, this really cuts to the chase. It reminds me of when the Pharisees tried to trap You ... More About: Christian , Love , Ness , Faithful
A Pep Talk
2007-05-12 00:44:00 Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why so troubled within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Saviour and my God. Psalm 42:11 Lord, I love it that Your Word is so honest. It doesn’t pretend that everyone who served You was up all the time. It records the down ... More About: Christian , Talk
A Secure Future
2007-05-05 08:11:00 A SECURE FUTURE My times are in Your hands … Psalm 31:15 Lord, it seems we spend a lot of time thinking about the future. On a personal level, we think about what the future holds, whether our jobs will remain secure, whether we will be able to pass exams or to live reasonably comfortably in our retirement. ... More About: Christian , Future , Secure , Cure
The Cheer Squad
2007-05-04 12:12:00 THE CHEER SQUAD Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders… Hebrews 12:1 (NIV) Lord, I’m sure You know that there are times when life gets really lonely. It feels like there’s no-one on your side, no-one who is for you, no-one who is willing to cheer ... More About: Christian , Cheer , Quad , Squad
Don?t Butt In
2007-04-30 08:07:00 He who answers before listening - that is his folly and his shame. Proverbs 18:13 (NIV) I love the practicality of the book of Proverbs, Lord - and the fact that often there is a smile hiding just beneath the surface. This verse is like that. You know, Lord, it’s really frustrating when someone does this. You’re trying ... More About: Christian , Butt
Seeking God?s Face
2007-04-26 06:56:00 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Psalm 27:8 (NIV) Lord, I love the things You give me. I am so grateful for Your gifts, both the spiritual ones and the natural ones. I love that I live in this wonderful country of Australia, and particularly in this beautiful spot ... More About: Christian , Face , King , Seeking
Don?t Pray!
2007-04-25 14:36:00 Do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their distress. Jeremiah 11:14 (NIV) Boy, You must have been really mad at Your people this time, Lord! I guess You had really had enough of them chasing after ... More About: Christian , Pray
Still Standing
2007-04-23 05:08:00 “… and after you have done everything, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 (NIV) Lord, it seems to me that there are times when just to be still on your feet at the end of the battle is in itself an enormous victory. Stand ing isn’t always easy. There are times when it feels like you’re in the middle of a ... More About: Christian , Stil , Still
Wrath and Mercy
2007-04-21 12:57:00 “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known. In wrath remember mercy.” Habakkuk 3:2 (NIV) Lord, I guess Habakkuk was one of those blokes who put their mouth into motion before putting their brain into gear. He started ... More About: Christian , Mercy , Merc , Wrath
Thirsting for God
2007-04-20 02:25:00 “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God.” Psalm 42:1 (NIV) I know just what the Psalmist was talking about, Lord. Having once experienced Your presence, life without it is a desert. No matter what else is going on, no matter how busy I am or how many ... More About: Christian , Sting , Thirst
Wasted on Jesus?
2007-04-19 14:56:00 “Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, ‘Why this waste of perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.’ And they rebuked her harshly.” Mark 14:4-5 (NIV) I really don’t understand the attitude of these guys, Lord. It’s not as if they were ... More About: Christian , Jesus , Waste , Wasted , Jesu
Not Ashamed
2007-04-19 14:03:00 I am not ashamed of the gospel… Romans 1:16 Boy, does this verse ever challenge me, Lord! I think of all the times I have been slow to speak Your truth into situations, the times I have been embarrassed to stand against the prevailing opinion. The times I have been silent when I should have spoken up. ... More About: Christian , Asha , Sham , Shame
He Ain?t Heavy ?
2007-04-18 14:56:00 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Ephesians 6:2 Lord, I remember that “flower power” song of the 60s, “He Ain’t Heavy , He’s My Brother.” For all the things that were wrong in that era, I guess we got a few things right. It seems the sentiment of that ... More About: Christian
What Goes Round, Comes Round
2007-04-13 01:35:00 “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” Proverbs 11: 25 (NIV) When I think about it, Lord, it seems that this is one of the few laws of life that is almost universally accepted. It seems that every society on earth has some form of it: the Golden Rule, karma, ... More About: Christian , What , Hat , Come , Round |
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