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God Knows What He's Doing#

4/12/2024

Surely I spoke of things that I did not understand; I talked of things too wonderful to know.

IF I SAW MY CHILDREN CRYING I WOULD DO SOMETHING!

2/12/2024

. . but if God remains silent who can condemn Him? (Job 34:29a) Each human longs for a sensible Divine intervention to suffering.

When Peril Pursues - A Puritan Prayer

19/11/2024

I wonder if King David could have penned this prayer too? Dear Jesus, the lover and keeper of my soul, I am sadly harassed by doubts, fears, unbelief, ...

Why sing in the rain?

14/11/2024

Rains flood souls, even more than streams. Very few escape life untouched, unblemished or maybe destroyed - as was Job's experience. . . .

A Wonderful Wavelength

22/9/2024

Without constant movement 'the universe' atrophies. Yet, God continues dishonored and still renews this world each and every day. 'Renewables' are too offered daily.

Promises are dealers in hope

21/8/2024

As love anchors a child, hope anchors the soul. Hope, love and faith are life's purest lubricants to the human spirit and soul.

What if hardship is my goodness?

30/7/2024

Goodness and mercy is punctuated in every soul, yet King David lived expectantly. . .

Dreaming of Peace?

12/7/2024

When giants arise, so too stress. Mental tension marches up and down the avenues of the mind at increasing speed.

The topsy-turvey God

19/6/2024

There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.

2 Silent Witnesses

27/5/2024

Hovering over too much of our earthly sojourn are dramatic and dark clouds. At various times we may feel crushed by their immovability.

I can face tomorrow!

24/4/2024

Popping up regularly on SoulSupply are Biblical promises. They nourish the soul.

Of Outcasts & Others

6/3/2024

I will gather the lost and love the lame. God heals the outcasts, those for whom nobody cares.

The Pillow for all Struggles

27/11/2023

The believer learns enormously more in lament than in laughter. As with the scared apostle Peter (while walking on water) the Lord's safe outstretched arm is already there.

The Longing for Divine intervention!

13/10/2023

Aren't we all alike, for this fundamental temptation is pervasive - to believe our Lord is disinterested, unresponsive or silently ignores the mud and malaise of humanity? This sulfur- fueled...

Embattled?

3/10/2023

Battle wounds are still open, swords are still raised; feelings are bleak and the darkness weighs heavy. The Lord would speak always refreshment: My child, come to Me.

Satan paints Jesus in his own colors!

1/10/2023

Satan paints Jesus in his own colors. ~ Stephen Charnock Too often life feels as if someone has quietly and unknowingly tied your shoelaces together, then you step forward.

I have called you friends#

1/6/2023

I have called you friends. (John 15:15) Years ago there was an old German professor whose beautiful life was a marvel to his students.

Remember the lepers ~ C

27/5/2023

c When Jesus saw the lepers, He said 'go show yourselves to the priests. ' And as they went, they were cleansed. (Luke 17:14) Simply the lepers obeyed Jesus.

Remember the lepers ~ B

24/5/2023

As Jesus entered a village, ten men stood at a distance who had leprosy and met Him. They called out to Jesus, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us.

Remember the lepers ~ A

21/5/2023

Remember the ten lepers Jesus healed? (Luke 17:11-19) They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us.

Rewards Aloft!

20/4/2023

Ascended too many 'mountain tops' in obedience? What nobler decoration of honor can any Godly man seek after than his scars of service? ~ Charles Spurgeon You have persevered and have...

NOT IN VAIN...

27/12/2022

There is no Rock like our God. (1 Samuel 2:2) Jesus' pains and betrayals did not diminish His compassion, nor did they deliver cursing.

UNFLAPPABLE ~ B

24/11/2022

The holy Scriptures sing many songs to anoint all of mankind. But, very few seek such affirmation.

UNFLAPPABLE ~ A

22/11/2022

Should drama hint at an escalation to chaos unflappable souls reach for a salve.

Testing God Back#

17/11/2022

I once heard the following statement from a simple old man, and I have never forgotten it: When God tests you, test God back.

The Waters Parted Twice!

13/11/2022

Do you wait for waters to part? The Israelites did too. The God who parted waters is YOUR God.

I will not leave you as orphans...#

11/11/2022

The story is told of the great Polish pianist, Padereweski, who was giving a concert to a select group of admirers.

Between a cry and a gasp

18/10/2022

The entry to this world is but a cry. Exit from this world is but a gasp. In between life is gained and love is found.

Almighty is God's hand...

12/10/2022

"I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness. " (Isaiah 41:10)Charles Spurgeon inspires: Fear of falling is wholesome. To be venturesome is no sign of wisdom.

A Picture of God's care for His own

6/9/2022

Record my lament; list my tears on Your scroll, are they not in Your record? (Psalm 56:8) There is an alternate reading to the middle section of this verse.

The Unreasonable Request of Pain

3/8/2022

Year after year Elkanah's wife Hannah worshiped and sacrificed to the Lord. Hannah was sorely provoked in spirit through her barrenness. She wept much in anguish and grief.

He knows how weak we are!#

27/7/2022

Hospital beds worry me. Reflections from hospital beds are seeded in stillness, the time is forcefully available to marinate the thoughts.

3.5 Verses to Cherish

21/7/2022

Is the largest danger to a man's soul the the presence of enduring calamity? Don't all souls ache for peace? Life's dramas and traumas have all of mankind reaching for solace....

Hold the Hope

16/6/2022

Is hope flowing within as a mighty river, or has it been relegated to a victim of yesteryear? My firmest grip is upon the Lord, in whatever circumstance.

3 Assurances & 1 Warning#

15/2/2022

The tail end of 1 John in the New Testament is chapter 5 verses 18-21: We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was...

We need the night to see the stars!

27/1/2022

My eyes grow dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon You, O Lord; I spread out my hands to You. (Psalm 88:9) Sorrow makes us move more slowly.

No child of mine is ever orphaned

27/12/2022

Secure these words in your heart. Plant them, water them in your soul so that both your mind and feet with follow.

Building Self-Esteem the Bible's Way

18/9/2021

Rarely is the Bible considered a manual for building self-esteem – let alone quoted! Yet, by its very nature it is spoken to, penned for, and written by those who...

Ask - where is the good way?

12/9/2021

The foray into life is never of a newborn's will. The gift of life is not optional.

LYING AWAKE?

15/8/2021

'Sometimes I lay awake in bed at night and I don't have a single thing to worry about, that worries me.

Resurrecton for the Disspirited

30/7/2021

"Those who have never been seen by man have always been seen by God.

Earth's Cry to Heaven

20/7/2021

Heaven is the country of the soul. ~ AugustineMen have accused other men of being too heavenly minded to be of any earthly use.

Smoldering Wicks Live On!

6/7/2021

Jesus make promises, He does not break them. Battered people (sadly) are often more alert to Jesus' promises than those at ease. Faith is refined in the battle.

You can trust God - NOW!

11/5/2021

There is a human neediness that cries out to Heaven and claims His heart. It is stronger than any human’s independence, such neediness too pierces human pride.

Isaiah Eases the Mind

13/4/2021

Around 742BC the Lord commissioned Isaiah (the son of Amoz) to prophesy to His people in ancient Judah.

God could have said this to Moses...

2/3/2021

Moses said to the Lord, ‘Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant.

STANDING ON THE PROMISES

21/2/2021

Do the stars stare down with a distant indifference? To endure in hope through darkness is an easy task to flee.

Of Fertility & Eternity

19/1/2021

An unknown man falls into an unseen abyss. His life descends at an alarming rate. He catches a hanging golden thread he is whizzing past.

The Blood of the Soul#

14/9/2020

Tears are the blood of the soul. As the tide flows, so can tears wax and wane. Weeping does not escape Heaven's eyes.

The Lake of Forgetfulness

11/6/2020

The loving and merciful God, abundant in grace, has one trait the wise will follow - FORGETFULNESS! I imagine an endless lake. It is signposted The Lake of Forgetfulness.

Worse than a Pandemic

26/5/2020

Consider when a great forest is set fire by a small spark.

The Hermit's Surprising Lesson

27/2/2020

A hermit possesses nothing save solitude and the presence of the Lord. He neither owns his cave nor even his breath.

I Cannot Be Of Any Use!#

18/2/2020

"I cannot be of any use," says one. "I cannot talk in meetings. I cannot pray in public. I have no gift for visiting the sick.

The Lord is good to me

6/2/2020

Do not fear the reproach of man. . . you are covered with the shadow of My hand. . . you belong to Me.

What Have I To Fear?

30/1/2020

The giant before you is not greater than the God behind you! ~ Michael Cartwright I know not the way He leads me, but well do I know my Guide.

The Meaning of Job's Suffering ~ Part A

12/1/2020

Job's Biblical status lives on in history as the measuring line to suffering, only exceeded by the Passion of our Lord.

So We Wait For The Lord#

28/7/2019

Rest: a faint dream for many, a treasured commodity in a fallen world, a thing so needed yet so easily interrupted.

Imprisoned by Hope

3/7/2019

There is a colorful, teasing and exceptionally obscure verse 'hidden' very close to the end of the Old Testament.

Should Hardships Weigh

9/6/2019

When the heart murmurs within, refusing to be silenced. . . When the back stoops too low, refusing to straighten. . .

A Psalm Too Good To Neglect

12/5/2019

Many ways and paths are available to those who seek refuge and comfort, but one is best.

THEY ARE MINE!

20/3/2019

Heaven is no longer torn by war or assailed by pride. Long ago satan was expelled to earth.

Love for the unnoticed heart.

5/3/2019

Fortunately the Lord's mind and heart is not as mankind's. God calls the weak and the weary, the unschooled and the ordinary people of His world.

The Unquiet Years

14/2/2019

He leads us on by paths we did not know; Upward He leads us, though our steps be slow, Though oft we faint and falter on the way, Though storms and darkness oft...

When the enemy is too powerful ~ B

7/2/2019

Faith is not the result of striving, it is the result of surrender.

The 2nd Best Psalm?

10/10/2018

The Psalms are wider than this world's oceans, deeper than their combined depths.

2 Verses + 3 Quotes 4 Comfort

26/9/2018

Find a heart that will love you at your worst, and arms that will hold you at your weakest.

The Empty Man

19/9/2018

The longings of the righteous will be satisfied. The anxious heart weighs a man down. Heartache crushes the spirit.

Guilt's Graveyard#

18/9/2018

Guilt is a hook to the soul, as much as it is a savior to the soul. As the soul is saved Jesus removes the hook.

Just In Case...

9/9/2018

Just in case your days may be shadowed by thunderclouds. . . Just in case your brothers have judged you in your day of misfortune. . .

Verses for the Hard Yards

30/8/2018

The day is to come (and soon) at Jesus' return when reason will prove faith right, and no longer contradict it.

The Salt of Personal Injury

27/8/2018

You are the straw that is crushing my back, the salt that is burning my wounds.

10 Opinions - 1 is Best#

13/8/2018

The heart cries for intimate belonging (Brennan Manning). From this cry within we each may examine others responses to us in the search for acceptance.

To Those Blown Over

18/7/2018

You've tumbled and been tripped, an ax has come against your trunk and gales have blown you over. . .

Need A Top-Up?#

12/7/2018

Sometimes we can give so much of ourselves we need a top-up.

Patient in Pain

16/5/2018

The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah was rarely a happy camper.

Prior Blessings & Precious Promises

15/5/2018

Memory is a powerful spiritual tool. Both sadly and foolishly the Israelites only saw pain after their deliverance from Egypt through the Red Sea.

The Purposes of God's Promises

14/5/2018

A judgement described as burning coals falls upon those who belong to the Lord, yet conform to the ways of the nations.

9 Precious Promises

13/5/2018

Chaotic change swirls around, then charges into all lives. Deep waters cry out in the long, dark and cold nights for mercy.

The Non - Judgement of Jesus

8/5/2018

She cowered. Stones were lifted for flight. Adultery meant death. Jesus stood to the side and watched. The crowd bleated and spat venom.

When the Soul is Stampeded

2/5/2018

The soul is as tender as the body. It too hurts inconsolably and even inexplicably. Each human soul mirrors the hidden workings of their spirit.

Turning Trash To Treasure

1/5/2018

There is a chameleon-like Old Testament prophecy - Zechariah! Judgment, justice and victory are spoken of by God through Zechariah. This book opens and closes with His tenderness.

Let Me feel Hope - Please?

19/4/2018

Too many, too long have lived at hell's doors. Visiting the vestibule of hell is surely a metaphor to living without hope. For, hell holds no hope.

Our Lord Is Good All The Time

16/4/2018

God has made countless promises, He tells no lies. As in all our dealings with the good Lord, these are apprehended by faith.

Watering a Soul's Mountains

10/4/2018

The human soul wears down as the sole of a shoe. Constant friction destroys both. When the sun of sadness scorches and the heart to love withers. . .

Of Desire & Thirst

9/4/2018

A desire is no more a thirst than a rock-slide is an earthquake. Desire knocks on doors, but thirst kicks them down. Thirsts both occupy and demand attention.

Jesus Does Not Give Up On You

8/4/2018

Even more diligently than the prince of the air roams the earth seeking targets (Job 1:7), is the diligence that Christians must guard their lives.

Should Your Hills Fall

19/3/2018

The Psalmists knew God as their life's constant, their foundations, their ever present 'go-to' person.

When Beauty is Bothersome

21/2/2018

An unnamed broke woman a jar and poured its perfume on Jesus' head. Indignant bystanders harshly rebuked her. But, as always, Jesus was not backward in coming forward.

Soul Scaffold ~ Betrayal & Torment

7/12/2017

Betrayal will always fail to explain how much it charges. As with Judas, betrayers have first died on the inside before they die 'on the outside'.

Steak On The Plate While You Wait?

5/12/2017

God's goodness to His own is not simply limited to their after-life, to only a heaven gifted harmony that can never be lost, stolen or surrendered.

Soul Scaffold ~ Satisfaction & Peace

30/11/2017

I believe satisfaction and peace are bed-partners, they kiss each other. They are as elusive to the earth-bound human spirit as they are close to each other.

Soul Scaffold ~ True Refuge

23/11/2017

A man may live in a mansion while his soul is flattened in a monsoon. Refuge and shelter are synonyms for the peace-seeker.

2 Bible Verses OFTEN used in ERROR

20/11/2017

The Bible is present but consulted lightly, and so recalled too loosely. Frequently we remember the portion but not the lot.

A Soul Scaffold from the Desert ~ Depressed?

16/11/2017

Abba Euprepius (a fourth century A. D. desert monk) taught: knowing that God is mighty and faithful, have faith in Him and you shall share what is His.

Soul Scaffold ~ The Needy

2/11/2017

Is it too fanciful to consider that a king's heart may plead as yours? King David wrote countless Psalms.

Soul Scaffold ~ Emptiness

26/10/2017

The altar within the soul lays achingly empty when there is nought upon it to worship.

Soul Scaffold ~ Affliction

20/10/2017

'A heart can be broken but it keeps beating just the same'. ~ anon.

Soul Scaffold ~ Anxiety

12/10/2017

Has there been a soul since Eden that would not seek to banish anxiety from their heart, or cast off the troubles of their body? (see Job 11:10) In reflection upon...

3 Of God's Most Precious Promises

11/10/2017

This number is small, not much do I require, just three, three alone are all I need.

Soul Scaffold ~ Flourishing in Old Age

5/10/2017

Should the years weary, and the feet tarry. . . Should the eyes grow dim, and the muscles waste. . . Should the hair gray, and the back stoop.

Soul Scaffold ~ Consolation

28/9/2017

Frequently life's roller-coasters stir the soul and massage the spirit for good or for ill. These are perfect times to grab a Biblical scaffold and stay upright.

A Truth as Rock Solid as God's Love

21/9/2017

When life's fires are fuelled by hardship. . . To those whom disappointment has pursued. . . To those who mercy has avoided. . .

Assembling the Fragments##

14/9/2017

This world breaks. At increasing speed the cries of the broken weave through the media and waft down random streets.

Liberated from My Mistakes

13/9/2017

Mistakes are the meanest form of self-definition. The sum total of your mistakes is not you. God never calls us a mistake.

Finding Good in God

28/8/2017

Every second of every day, at the point of any suffering God's marketing arm is found wanting.

Unshaken Love

20/8/2017

The ancient Greeks and Romans (among too many other 'societies') practised the chilling, abominable habit of exposing 'unacceptable' new-borns.

Merciful, Merciful is my Father#

15/8/2017

A shattered man re-scripts life through the mercy of Heaven, confirmed by the approving love of Calvary. The Gospel was much more than words or creeds.

Bridging Heartache

10/8/2017

William Shakespeare explained: 'Expectation is the root of all heartache. ' The Lord acts in human heartache. There is nought in life beyond His ability to touch.

Rubbing out Regret

31/7/2017

The good Lord would say to any who love Him in both spirit and in truth: Do not permit regret to rule your future, take this stronghold captive and imprison it...

For the Lame & the Lost

10/7/2017

And the Lord said: I will gather the lame and love the lost. My name will be on their foreheads.

To the Lost, the Least, the Last & the Lonely...

9/7/2017

God gathers His lambs into His arms and carries them close to His heart.

Lend Me Your Hope

5/7/2017

The borrowing of hope is a mind-stretching thought, yet to a soul awash in hopelessness it can be a morsel to a restored future.

We Have Been Sold A Pup!

12/6/2017

Eight decades ago Francis Schaeffer argued: The concept that the final reality is energy which has existed forever in some form and takes its present form by chance has totally destructive...

The God of the Lonely Night

30/5/2017

Why does night multiply loneliness? Why is night the season of a dark self-examination? Surely too it is the time where troubled souls learn where others weep? This is Gethsemane.

God sees what I can't!

9/5/2017

It is so easy wonder why life has 'panned out as it has. . .

4 Promises to Outcasts

20/4/2017

To those who have fallen in cisterns of pain or staggered through cycles of rejection. . . To those who have crawled in fear or collapsed in weakness. .

9 Verses of Comfort

19/4/2017

Comfort can be as elusive as love. When solace is longed for, resilience flounders.

Still Jesus saw - still Jesus cared

5/4/2017

Jesus' sticky innocent blood dripped. Matted hair, sunken souls and slumped shoulders all felt it. These four devoted just stood close to Him.

Unknown, Unseen but Perfect for God.

31/3/2017

One day an enquirer questioned St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as to why God called him, Francis humbly replied: God picks the weakest, the smallest, the meanest of men on the...

My Eyes Are Ever On The Lord

21/3/2017

Life may feel like a stacked game with marked cards, or maybe some unkind chance thrown from a cosmic dice.

Living Through The Rainy Days

20/3/2017

Maybe your flooded heart humms rain, rain, go away. . . Should loneliness soak you as your closest friend. . .

The Sum of Yesterday

13/3/2017

This fundamental temptation is pervasive - to believe our Lord is disinterested, unresponsive or has silently done nothing; He has not intervened in the mud and malaise of my life.

4 Thoughts for Sorrow

12/3/2017

Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered Him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4) Appearances can so easily deceive.

God's Letter to the Illegitimate

9/3/2017

To All Those Who Don't Meet This World's Standards: God is not bound by human reason.

Tuning the Harp for the Teary & Weary

1/3/2017

Pressed under grief Job cried out: My life ebbs away; days of suffering grip me . . . I go about blackened by the sun . . .

He Dearly Wants To Help

23/2/2017

Maybe you have been pushed back and are about to fall? Maybe you have tripped and face-planted when another silently tied your bootlaces together? Maybe you have tugged curtains wide too many...

Filled With Good Things

21/2/2017

When I am afraid I will trust in You.

Why God Is With Me

20/2/2017

Is Psalm 23 the most famous Bible passage in history? How many times has it been quoted, brought comfort or been meditated upon? How often has the Bible had its jacket dusted...

8 Rules for Relationship Repair

15/2/2017

Being righteous is better than being right. Living humbly is better than losing friends. Eight thoughts to keep friends or restore them: 1) Overlook offence.

Drowning Under Open Skies?

12/2/2017

Can you imagine building a boat in a desert for a century, while preaching righteousness to a wicked world? Noah can! God found Noah righteous in his generation.

He Will Not Let You Sink

9/2/2017

We all would love to sail through a storm and escape shipwreck.

There Is No Easy Space

13/1/2017

No easy space exists for those who would bear Christ's cross, surrender their will and audit their life in obedience to Him who was faithful unto death.

That Day to Trust

30/11/2016

When the day breaks as bleak as the night was lonely. . . When rest flees and health holds its hand. . .

Bathed in the Hope of Help#

20/11/2016

Picture yourself bathing in the uninterrupted seclusion that this ramshackle hut offers. Your eyes gaze out but your heart looks up.

Cloned or Alone?#

4/10/2016

Now I become myself. It’s taken time, many years and places. I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other peoples’ faces.

PEACE - the enormous difficulty!

3/10/2016

Peace is the unmet appetite of the soul. Yet, it need not be permanently elusive.

Our Lord is Willing

28/9/2016

God's eagerness to support His children, to pour His love over them and stand at their side can never be overstated - yet this too is an understatement.

Forever I Would Choose You

21/9/2016

What else can I gather, who else can I know but You? Apart from You I am empty, in Your absence I thirst As your right hand rests lightly upon me, in...

Honey to the Heart

13/9/2016

Self-talk helps or hinders. Our self-belief files can equip us as much as they can injure us.

There is a Place for Women in Pieces

30/8/2016

God chooses to use women like you and me, who are imperfect broken vessels - cracked pots.

The Pot that Wept#

30/8/2016

This anonymous tale of two clay pots has raised hearts and bandaged wounds for countless generations in various forms - for: it is from poverty of spirit that the kingdom of...

If Your Head Hangs Low...

25/8/2016

If your head hangs low and your back is stooped. . . If your heart is empty but your eyes are full. . .

A Torchlight in Darkness

10/8/2016

God's mercies He still delivers fresh and free every morning.

The Suitcase of the Soul

2/8/2016

The heart is the suitcase of the soul. The heart carries all my meditations, the fine ones and the shameful ones.

Confessions of a Struggling Soul...#

1/8/2016

Yes, I know my motives are all wrong. Deep down, everything is for self.

If I Saw My Children Crying I Would Do Something

31/7/2016

Uncontained tears spilled from a mature Christian mom's eyes. Her soul bled in desperation and her heart heaved - broken.

8 Gold Bars of Relationship Bullion

20/7/2016

Maybe your heart has ached and your eyes hunted for a friendly smile, just one? But none was found! Everybody always knows an ache or two inside.

Re-setting the World

17/7/2016

'History is heading somewhere'. ~ David Beasant July14th's SoulSnack was published with a prophetic tinge only hours before France bled afresh for Evil still spills.

5 'Feel Goods' from Isaiah

9/7/2016

For the self-doubters, the troubled, those with a radar for rejection and the weighed down, anchored by tragedy . . .

4 Comforts to the Poor & Needy

1/6/2016

It is good to be named among the poor and needy, for they are humble, knowing little self-strength, depending upon no favor of man.

Of Oaks & Diamonds

31/5/2016

Faith waxes and wanes as the moon turns the tides.

The Gaining of Strength

23/5/2016

Hardship burns and then scars all souls. A pained body or soul will never permit itself to be ignored.

How can I know when Jesus knocks?

19/5/2016

As gales scuttle a ship so too life's gales sink a soul.

The Simple Way to Peace

4/5/2016

Self-defense is at the boiling core of every human being. It is the right of the soul to call the body and spirit to action, even war.

A Better Way with Pain

3/5/2016

When life is constantly difficult and . . . its pathways are constructed upon jagged stones, or . . .

The Meaning of Unmet Desire

19/4/2016

Unmet personal desires are sticky thirsts that refuse to disappear anymore than they can be satisfied. So, dissatisfied I then feed my soul upon alluring distractions.

The Rock that is Higher

11/4/2016

The Lord would speak to those who have tears that flow as a waterfall: I have this to say to you, your tears are more precious than much fine gold to...

But God is a good Father too...#

21/1/2016

Maybe our Heavenly Father has been misrepresented to you? Is your soul tauntedd by a picture of a parent waiving a finger at a departing child? The parent leaves God in...

Shining on the Poor

18/1/2016

Do you feel your name is written in the heavens but only scribbled upon earth? Does your very existence cry out for God's presence, thirsting with the deer and knowing your...

Why Didn't God Protect Us?#

14/1/2016

God gave no thought to create His precious children and stand back, to simply gaze at us in some remote besotted manner from a distance.

An Uncommon Heart

12/1/2016

They say love is blind. They are correct. Not one has escaped, none are scot-free - we have fallen in love with sin, all ignorant to its true character.

God the Impersonater?#

10/1/2016

We live in a world that makes up clever impersonations of how we would like God to look, think and act.

The Heart 1st Knows

6/1/2016

A. W. Tozer (1887-1963) lived for a supernatural Lord with the warm candles of intimacy lit by enduring devotion.

4 More Soft Pillows for a Sad Soul#

29/11/2015

Sadness is clear proof that your soul is still alive. ~ anon Sadness can be a cruel taskmaster. The sad person wanders within, sculpting their tears.

4 Soft Pillows for a Sad Soul

26/11/2015

It is said that a sad soul is always up past midnight. Too many a soul is painted in grey by a brush held over them or by them.

The Haven of the Heart

16/11/2015

It is to the lost, least, last and lonely. . . It is to the forgotten, the forsaken and the humanity's discarded. . . . . .

A Corvette Parable#

12/8/2015

Capture in your mind's eye if you will; could you even imagine driving your local freeway and an early model (unmodified - 1953) pristine Polo White Corvette eases alongside in...

The House of Mourning

9/7/2015

Trapped in the cycle of sadness? As a magnet to iron filings, God is attracted to the sad - to those who mourn.

God's Plea to the Wiped-Out

29/6/2015

Life's battles sap your self-confidence and tip you upside-down. . . Unshakeable sadness hovers its dark shadow across your soul. . .

Impossible Tempests?

20/5/2015

Has foul weather found unfair harbor around your relationships? Blowing into all lives perfect storms for relational hardships arrive.

How Does a Martyr Think?

27/4/2015

Surely a martyr's mind is not just mortal? The first Christian martyr - Stephen, hurled grace while his assailants hurled granite.

A Rattled Soul

26/4/2015

Morning by morning my feet kinda drip down the side of the mattress. This is simply a weak attempt, my swaggering start for a new day.

Why Does God Tarry?

17/3/2015

God is famous for both waiting on man and man waiting upon Him.

A Salve to the Weak ~ B

11/3/2015

Weakness is the conduit to self-crucifixion. Whilever I continue strong in myself I have the energy to fight self-crucifixion.

A Salve to the Weak ~ A

10/3/2015

Has your strength been so sapped you are even unable to sleep? Maybe you have found fears where there are none, but are too weak to shake them? Could the darkness of...

The Orphan's Promise

8/3/2015

The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.

Coals Upon the Soul ~ C

3/2/2015

Maybe the biggest problem in choosing forgiveness is pride? I am NOT going to forgive them! Forgiveness creates room for the Holy Spirit of Jesus to move in me and maybe the...

The World's Most Aggravating Habit?

11/1/2015

Man is too hard on man! George Clooney and I roomed on a vacation camp in our teens! That is a lie, not a microcosm of truth but was there a mere...

Other's Opinion's of You?

19/11/2014

Soul Snack 222/14 . . . Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me - is a lie.

8 Seconds to Comfort

18/11/2014

Soul Snack 221/14 . . . Comfort is even more elusive than it is fleeting.

CARRIED by JESUS!

28/10/2014

Soul Snack 206/14 . . .

Lightning Strikes of Love

22/10/2014

Soul Snack 202/14 . . . Gathered around the Throne of Grace are ragamuffins, vagabonds and ne'er-do-wells.

Enemy 4 ~ Diluting Despair#

2/10/2014

Soul Snack 190/14 . . . It is a painfully wicked life to wear the holey trousers of despair.

Seeking Kristina?

27/8/2014

Soul Snack 164/14 . . . I am caught between Northern Iraq and Moldova; a western Christian's no-man's land of impotence and self-questioning.

Sweet Comfort

10/8/2014

Soul Snack 151/14 . . . Where is there endurance without comfort? Both suffering and comfort are shared from Christ.

Life's Twin Anchors

5/8/2014

Soul Snack 148/14 . . .

From Russia with Love (A Tale of 2 Babes)

14/7/2014

Soul Snack 132/14 . . .

Suffering's Chalice ~ G ... Postcript

23/6/2014

Soul Snack 117/14 . . . Concealed in a pre-dawn human history, before a time any man could number, Job almost drowned in the chalice of suffering.

10 PEARLS from JESUS

12/6/2014

Soul Snack 110/14 . . . Jesus is no sour savior. His whip-torn back did not bleed resentment; His parched lips returned no vengeful fire.

Floods Never Last

2/6/2014

Soul Snack 103/14 . . . A flooded world can drown many hopes, multiply the deepest sorrow and drench any future.

Resurrection Year

18/5/2014

Soul Snack 93/14 . . .

Floating a new Future

6/5/2014

Soul Snack 85/14 . . .

Of Broken Windows

17/3/2014

Soul Snack 53/14 . . . With cigarette in hand and sporting a left eye as black as my Honda, a solitary lady hovered nearby.

The Gales of Hell

7/2/2014

Soul Snack 27/14 . . . "When God opens the windows of heaven to bless us, the devil will open the doors of hell to blast us.

Old Vines & Good Wine

5/12/2013

Soul Snack 234/13 . . .

Giving Peace a Chance

4/11/2013

Soul Snack 211/13 . . . Giving Peace a Chance. Four decades ago with worldwide acclaim John Lennon pleaded - give peace a chance.

Kissing Tears

24/9/2013

Soul Snack 184/13 . . . Kissing Tears As the sun descended Jesus withdrew down a dusty road.

When life refuses to heal ~ B

11/9/2013

Soul Snack 175/13 . . .

When life refuses to heal ~ A

10/9/2013

Soul Snack 174/13 . . .

How to find rest!

3/9/2013

Soul Snack 169/13 . . . How to find rest! Satan sifted Job and Peter. He strained them through the mesh of suffering.

Katch Komfort again

6/6/2013

Soul Snack 107/13 . . . Katch Komfort again Burdens multiply as surely as the sun rises each morning.

Katch Komfort

5/6/2013

Soul Snack 106/13 . . .

The Surprise of Sadness

13/5/2013

Soul Snack 89/13 . . . The Surprise of Sadness The children born of bereavement will grow.

The Fiery Places

11/4/2013

Soul Snack 68/13 . . . The Fiery Places ‎I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Removing Doubt

10/4/2013

Soul Snack 67/13 . . .

Of Brokenness & Beauty

9/4/2013

Soul Snack 66/13 . . .

Sometimes Silence

8/4/2013

Soul Snack 65/13 . . . Sometimes Silence# The old man sat rocking in his chair on the porch. His eyes were red from sobbing.

Not good enough?

20/2/2013

Soul Snack 36/13 . . .

Inspired Security

17/2/2013

Soul Snack 33/13 . . .

7 Pillows for the Soul

12/2/2013

Soul Snack 30/13 . . . 7 Pillows for the Soul The pillow is both a metaphor for peace and the place for rest.

7 Tonics for the Heart

11/2/2013

Soul Snack 29/13 . . . 7 Tonics for the Heart Drink these in when the day is bleak, the spirit is restless or the soul is cold.

7 Kisses from Heaven

10/2/2013

Soul Snack 28/13 . . . 7 Kisses from Heaven Kisses are a gentler, indeed kinder manner of touch. They welcome, affirm and display affection.

Tamar - a tortured life & wife

30/1/2013

Soul Snack 21/13 . . . Tamar - a tortured wife & life! Tamar walked in the slipstream of male ill-will.

Of Accidental Birth

29/1/2013

Soul Snack 20/13 . . . Of Accidental Birth Too many people just live in the shadows of love or the wilderness of rejection.

The Restless Soul

24/1/2013

Soul Snack 18/13 . . .

Of Shredded Souls - D

25/11/2012

Soul Snack 211/12 . . .

Of Shredded Souls - C

22/11/2012

Soul Snack 210/12 . . .

Of Shredded Souls - B

15/11/2012

Soul Snack 205/12 . . .

Of Shredded Souls - A

14/11/2012

Soul Snack 204/12 . . .

The Eyes of God

14/10/2012

Soul Snack 181/12 . . .

Cliffhanger

27/9/2012

Soul Snack 171/12 . . . Cliffhanger In 1993 the action movie Cliffhanger opened with a steeled Sylvester Stallone failing in his grasp of a beautiful damsel (Michelle Joyner).

The Unchosen

5/9/2012

Soul Snack 156/12 . . . The Unchosen God will always speak to the serially rejected.

God's Most Wanted - B

22/8/2012

Soul Snack 146/12 . . .

God's Most Wanted - A

21/8/2012

Soul Snack 145/12 . . .

Damocles' Sword

15/8/2012

Picture a sharp and glistening sword lightly dangled above an innocent's head while he reclined in the utmost luxury his world could then offer.

An Absent Peace?

31/7/2012

Soul Snack 130/12 . . .

Stairway to Heaven

26/7/2012

Soul Snack 127/12 . . .

Catching Comfort

22/7/2012

Soul Snack 123/12 . . . Catching Comfort Comfort is the cry of the soul, it is the relief for distress and the glue of harmony.

Knowing you are important

2/7/2012

Soul Snack 109/12 . . . Knowing you are important Approval, affirmation, attention and affection are the piers of healthy emotions and a stable life.

Getting Storms Right

28/6/2012

Soul Snack 107/12 . . . Getting Storms Right A little girl walked to and from school daily.

On Eagles Wings

20/6/2012

Soul Snack 101/12 . . .

Of Wounds and Wings

14/6/2012

Soul Snack 97/12 . . . Of Wounds and Wings The painful intercourse of Jesus' life is glaring to the reader in John's Gospel chapters 6-8.

Left Behind

30/4/2012

Soul Snack 65/12 . . . Left Behind Not all the inhabitants of Judah were taken into Babylonian captivity. In 586BC King Nebuchadnezzar left the poorest behind.

Valuable Discomfort

22/4/2012

Soul Snack 59/12 . . .

A Postcard from Prison

14/11/2011

Soul Snack 143/13 . . .

Calvary Today

18/10/2011

Soul Snack 180/11 . . .

The Rod & the Staff

7/9/2011

Soul Snack 153/11 . . .

God's Image

6/8/2011

Soul Snack 131/11 . . .

Bent Nails

1/8/2011

Soul Snack 127/11 . . . Bent Nails There are a small series of toolboxes idle in my garage, each has a separate purpose.

Of Rainbows

27/7/2011

Soul Snack 124/11 . . .

Death's Valley

21/7/2011

Soul Snack 120/11 . . . Death's Valley There are too many who find that each day is a walk through the valley of the shadow of death.

The Lost and the Lame

26/6/2011

Soul Snack 100/11 . . . The Lost and the Lame And the Lord said: I will gather the lame and love the lost.

Fragments of Charm

10/5/2011

Soul Snack 70/11 . . . Fragments of Charm Overheard descriptions of others can be revealing. Overhead descriptions of self may be hurting. Riddled with self-doubt . . .

Of Punctuation and Peace

27/3/2011

Soul Snack 42/11 . . . Of Punctuation and Peace God is reversing the walk of the lost, the least, the last and the lonely.

Life's retreats

22/3/2011

Soul Snack 39/11 . . . Life's retreats There are default positions in all our lives.

The Clawings at Life

20/3/2011

Soul Snack 37/11 . . . The Clawings at Life In the groping at life for peace and well-being, the finger's can slip and the nails can be broken.

Words from the Cross - B

22/2/2011

Soul Snack 20/11 Words from the Cross - B Jesus still silently shouts from Golgotha to salve the, rebuked; rejected; restless; illegitimate; unwanted and humiliated, " . . .

Words from the Cross - A

20/2/2011

Soul Snack 19/11 . . . Words from the Cross - A Jesus still silently shouts from Golgotha to salve the: broken, beaten, bruised, lonely, saddened and graceless .

About You

16/2/2011

Soul Snack 17/11 . . .

Finding applause

15/2/2011

Soul Snack 16/11 . . . Finding applause Beams of light interrupted the darkness of this large auditorium.

Tears in the Rain

13/2/2011

Soul Snack 14/11 . . . Tears in the Rain It was as if the rain had made her invisible.

The Island Soul?

9/2/2011

Soul Snack 12/11 . . . The Island Soul? It is either the tenderness or the torture of the heart that is food for the soul.

Slipped from God's sleeve

23/11/2010

Soul Snack 141/13 . . . Slipped from God's sleeve Gardening, singing, cooking and playing cards are (at best) elusive to me.

When the war is over

14/11/2010

Soul Snack 197/10 . . .

The Self-Abandoned

3/11/2010

Soul Snack 191/10 . . .

Endings

4/10/2010

Soul Snack 170/10 . . . Endings The day is bright but her spirit isn't. Weary, war-torn and indeed weak are suitable adjectives to capture her emotional moments.

The Shining

27/9/2010

Soul Snack 165/10 . . .

Release - B

20/9/2010

Soul Snack 160/10 . . . Release - B I feel sure that I am not alone. Pursuing my intentions has littered my paths with both good and evil.

Release - A

19/9/2010

Soul Snack 159/10 . . . Release - A My son carries dirt-bikes on my trailer.

Dreams Delivered

2/9/2010

Soul Snack 148/10 . . . Dreams delivered A very winsome smile set her tender heart aglow. This unsolicited beam seemed so unusual.

The Stadium of Scorn - C

24/8/2010

Soul Snack 141/10 . . .

The Stadium of Scorn - B

23/8/2010

Soul Snack 140/10 . . .

The Stadium of Scorn - A

22/8/2010

Soul Snack 139/10 . . . The Stadium of Scorn - Part AA simple heart will always desire to give its best.

Fully Loaded?

29/7/2010

Soul Snack 145/13 . . . Fully Loaded? Jesus is your mentor, your support staff and your counsellor.

Keeping Heaven

18/7/2010

Soul Snack 115/10 . . .

The Shield

29/6/2010

You are my strength and my salvation, You are the shield to my soul.

WaterWorld

27/6/2010

Soul Snack 100/10 . . . WaterWorld Ezekiel has been captured (40:1-40) by a vision of The New Temple (chs. 40-48).

Jesus' invasion

20/6/2010

Soul Snack 95/10 . . .

Heart Song

14/6/2010

Soul Snack 91/10 . . . Heart Song You alone are my reason for singing; You alone are the star in my sky.

Life's ebb and flow

8/6/2010

Soul Snack 88/10 . . . Life's ebb and flow "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

The Kiss of Mercy

2/5/2010

Soul Snack 62/10 . . . The kiss of mercy As mercy kissed her brokenness' she felt nourishment in her soul again.

Yesterday's heat.

27/4/2010

Soul Snack 59/10 . . . Yesterday's Heat. Drowning his sorrows was imbedded deep in his spirit and uppermost in his mind.

Falling for Jesus

24/3/2010

Soul Snack 38/10 . . . Falling for Jesus The Apostle John had already been plunged into boiling oil.

Touched!

16/3/2010

Soul Snack 33/10 . . . Touched! Observed by the Throne of Grace and untouched by man, her very restless spirit stirred afresh.

A bellow from heaven!

14/3/2010

Soul Snack 31/10 . . . A bellow from heaven! It is easy for the God who is everywhere to meet me where I am at.

The Corridor of Shambles.

7/3/2010

Soul Snack 26/10 . . . The Corridor of Shambles There are paths or corridors that course through all lives. They are the conduits of emotion.

A Sober Snack

2/3/2010

Soul Snack 23/10 . . . A Sober Snack No child ever chooses to be born. No child ever pleaded with a potential parent for life.

Messiah in the middle!

1/3/2010

Soul Snack 22/10 . . . Messiah in the middle! Flawlessly bowed in perfect unison to an unseen God, they exercised their faith.

A Care-full Christ

18/2/2010

Soul Snack 15/10 . . . A Care-full Christ. Down on the knees, head stooped low, a bruised and bleeding heart was opened before heaven.

Heaven's Torch

30/11/2009

Soul Snack 9/211 . . . Heaven's Torch.

Jesus at the wheel!

29/10/2009

Soul Snack 9/189 . . . Jesus @ the wheel! Car crashes are as frequent as a politician in the news.

Getting me right!

8/9/2009

Soul Snack 9/152 . . . Getting me right! Immediately before him stood a precious and sculptured piece of fine art.

Backs Covered!

30/8/2009

SOUL SNACK 9/146 . . . 'Backs covered. ' The ebbs and flows of life can both caress or assault body mind and spirit.

A Trilogy of Tenderness 3

14/8/2009

Soul Snack 9/135 - A Trilogy of Tenderness - 3 Upon each soul alike falls the opportunity for irreversible forgiveness.

A Trilogy of Tenderness 2

13/8/2009

Soul Snack 9/134 - A Trilogy of Tenderness - 2 Calvary's pain-pierced cries are not a call to a natural life! Neither does calvary bellow for an unnatural life! The call...

A Trilogy of Tenderness 1

12/8/2009

Soul Snack 9/133 - A Trilogy of Tenderness -1 The absence of grace will not suffice. The murmur of self-will is to be shouted down.

Seeing well!

30/7/2009

Soul Snack 9/24 . . . Seeing well! Reaching across the threshold of my life (hmmm . . .

His cosmic cab!

6/7/2009

Soul Snack 9/106 . . . His cosmic cab! Spread unevenly across the floor of his soul was the warm blood of an absolutely shattered heart.

Exit Planning!

2/7/2009

Soul Snack 9/104 . . . Exit planning! Contemplation of life will always reveal the limits to life.

All about me!

3/6/2009

Soul Snack 9/86 . . .

Winning Weakness

1/6/2009

Soul Snack 9/84 . . . Winning Weakness She wrestled in a meaningless present and endured a hopeless past.

Churchill, God & Secrets

23/3/2009

Soul Snack 210/13 . . . Churchill, God & Secrets July 6, 1942: Contemplate this - if Hitler falls into our hands we shall certainly put him to death.

Weather Words.

27/8/2008

Soul Snack 8/143 . . . Weather Words Rain must fall. Wind must blow. Lightning must strike. The natural creation order must function well.

His Hand.

24/7/2008

Soul Snack 8/119 . . . His Hand. His hand is fully extended, His forearm completely strong. This hand reveals care and delivers compassion.

Unseen Comfort

17/6/2008

Soul Snack 8/94 . . . Unseen Comfort There is an intangible presence of comfort available in this world. I can pursue my will with all my resident energy.

God Knows

3/6/2008

Soul Snack 8/85 . . . God Knows! All office waiting chairs deceive. The look of comfort alluring, the test of time revealing. Slowly, she started to wriggle.

The Good Absence!

2/6/2008

Soul Snack 8/84 . . . The Good Absence! Stranger things had occurred previously, however he was unable to recall them.

The Word Whisperer

23/5/2008

Soul Snack 189/12 . . . The Word Whisperer Dust furled high above the rustic fencing rails, whipped up by savage hoofs now squarely aimed at their trainer.