by Terry_Powell | Aug 25, 2023 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
“But you promised!! Most of us have said that to someone who disappointed us: a parent, a child, a spouse, a supervisor or friend. Yes, even people we love, and who have loved us well, sometimes fail to follow-though on a promise they made. How do you feel when...
by Terry_Powell | Jul 31, 2023 | Depression and Faith |
Does despondency ever sabotage your happiness? Does overwork ever leave you weary and listless? Do you ever yearn to know why God allows you to suffer? Is your view of the future ever tainted by hopelessness? Do you feel discouraged about certain weaknesses that you...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 30, 2023 | Depression and Faith
Preaching God’s Word To Myself When Satan says, “God does not care!” I see the cross: Christ’s blood stains there. When I’m tempted by what is wrong, God’s promises of help prove strong. When guilt nags and I’m overwhelmed, His Word insists, “You aren’t...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 2, 2023 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
Wise shoppers clip coupons. My wife, Dolly, is a persistent coupon clipper. She saves us hundreds of dollars a year with this discipline. She only uses the coupons for what she plans to purchase, anyway. She knows what day specific supermarket flyers come with the...
by Terry_Powell | May 15, 2023 | Depression and Faith
Hopeless?? Fleeting, it’s like a bird in flight, or like a shooting star at night, or lightning that spans the sky. Gone in the blink of an eye. Elusive, like the fog that lifts when morning sun sends its gifts; or the zigzagging butterfly that you...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 30, 2023 | Depression and Faith
As a Christ-follower, what would “finishing well” look like for you? When it comes time for you to die, if you look back on your life, what would you need to see in order to conclude, “By God’s grace, I finished well!” Rather than...
