The news was heartbreaking. I was devastated. Maybe it was the accumulative effect of one issue after the other. But to get that piece of news was simply crushing. The swirl of emotions was intense. Anger, outrage, pain, grief like I had rarely felt before in my life. No one had died physically, but this […]
Read More In My Distress, In My BrokennessThe honesty is refreshing and the depth of despair is something people can relate with. His life was threatened and afterall he had done, he felt it was all for nothing. He felt like he was a failure and that he wasn’t that much better than all those that came before him that likewise had […]
Read More Maybe You Need To Talk Things OverIt’s amazing that the Bible in itself is a library. It’s even more amazing to discover that in the library there’s another smaller library known as Psalms. Taking a stroll through the Psalms should take you a while and in that stroll you discover a variety of different lyrics not just from David either. There’s […]
Read More Learning About Yet PraiseYou know what it’s like to hit the depths. I remember coming across a song about being lifted up. The writer talks of a state where shame and guilt was completely overwhelming. That was compounded by being in a society where you’re an outcast if there’s any sign of failure. Under such pressures, the darkness […]
Read More From Shades Of NightIt’s not the best of emotions to consider, but despair is a fairly heavy emotion. To feel it and express it says much about the condition that leads to it. The king in question in this verse is Josiah. Of all the kings to be found in despair, he is one of the odd ones. […]
Read More What Would Lead to Despair?Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. (Exodus 6:9 ESV) It is important not to underestimate the significance of the circumstances we face and where that’s coming from. If since childhood all the girl has ever heard is that she’s […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 06 – Reminders Amidst Rejection
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