1. Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
  2. The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.
  3. Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.
  4. Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
  5. This is an excerpt from part two of “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  6. Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
  7. What I desperately needed was not to preach to myself, but to listen to a preacher—not to take myself in hand, but to be taken in the hands of the Almighty.
  8. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  9. The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
  10. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  11. Sunshine and rain, food and harvests, family, friends, and health, love and joy. All these things and more he gives, not because of what you do or don’t do, but because he is generous and gracious.
  12. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.