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Subscribe to Deep Spirituality YouTube Channel ONLY those who stand in awe of the Eternal will have intimacy with Him, and He will reveal His covenant to them. [15] PERPETUALLY my focus takes me to the Eternal because He will set me free from the traps laid for me. Psalm 25:14-15 Voice As we all continue to try to learn what it means to live during the pandemic, it can be easy to get in survival m...

Proverbs 17:1 Voice Better to gnaw on a bit of dry crust in peace than to feast in a house full of stress. In the midst of dealing with the ongoing stress of 2020 and the pandemic, it can be easy to just want to run away and hope all of our problems will be magically solved. But no matter where we run, our stress doesn’t leave us. Rather than focus on reducing or ignoring stress, each of us needs...

Ecclesiastes 2:22 Voice What exactly do people get out of all their work and all the stresses they put themselves through here under the sun? What is influencing you the most during this pandemic? Has it been the news, discouragement, your emotions, or God, the Bible, and spiritual friends? We need to be friends who challenge each other to not be so fixated on ourselves and our problems, but to lo...

Psalm 119:143 NLT As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands. For such a time that we are in, we are given an incredible opportunity to not tread water spiritually, but to take advantage of everything that’s going on - to learn and to transform. Our relationship with God does not need to be limited to our times in the morning. There’s a joy that comes from getting out of o...

My guilt has overwhelmed me; like a load it weighs me down. Psalm 38:4 NCV    Guilt is the enemy of intimacy. When we don't deal with our guilt , it can feel like a load that weighs us down, and often overwhelms us. Rather than driving us to relationships, it can be easy to allow guilt to isolate us and drive us away from our friends. Guilt gets in the way of us being intimate with God and wi...

[46] “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? [47] As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. [48] They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. [49] But the one wh...

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, [3] because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. [4] Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  James 1:2-4 NIV  Though in the moment our difficulties may feel like they are too much we can handle, God uses them as opportunities for u...

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” [20] He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:19-20 NRSV   Before we are able to move the mountains in our lives...

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. [7] Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 NIV  Worry and anxiety are hard to shake. Since they often cling onto us and don't let go, the Bible says to cast and throw them off, because God is taking care of us. Before we can get rid of our anxiety, we must first understand...

Jesus continued from there toward Jerusalem and came to another village. Martha, a resident of that village, welcomed Jesus into her home. [39] Her sister, Mary, went and sat at Jesus’ feet, listening to Him teach.[40] Meanwhile Martha was anxious about all the hospitality arrangements. Martha (interrupting Jesus): Lord, why don’t You care that my sister is leaving me to do all the work by myself?...

And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 AMPC As the scripture says, God's peace is meant to make...

Rejoice always, [17] pray continually, [18] give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV  God calls us to rejoice always, pray continually , and give thanks in all circumstances. When we do this, we are doing God's will! But too often in the midst of the chaos and stress that often come with the holidays , it can be easy to forg...

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NIV  God wants our times with him to still our hearts, reminding us that he is strong and capable enough to help us through anything. This is especially important to remember over the holidays. When we get caught up in the busyness and stress of the holidays and lose sight...

“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. [44] Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. [45] A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Luke 6:43-45 NIV Thoug...

[6] Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. [7] And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NASB  With Thanksgiving around the corner, it can be easy to get caught up in the worry and anxiety that often surrounds the holidays -...

[39] “You are busy analyzing the Scriptures, frantically poring over them in hopes of gaining eternal life. Everything you read points to me, [40] yet you still refuse to come to me so I can give you the life you’re looking for – eternal life!  John 5:39-40 TPT The longer we are a Christian and spend time with God, the easier it is to see our times with God as rote, routine, and predictable. When...

The True God who inhabits sacred space is a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows.  Psalm 68:5 Voice  Our “quiet time” shouldn’t just stop at our morning quiet time we spend with God. If we truly find peace with God in the morning, we can go through the chaos of the day and still be at peace . This is what it means to find a sacred space . The time we spend in the morning should set up th...

[5] Why am I so overwrought? Why am I so disturbed? Why can't I just hope in God? Despite all my emotions, I will believe and praise the One who saves me and is my life. Psalm 42:5 Voice  When we are emotional, it can be overwhelming and difficult to know how to manage them. Whether we indulge the emotions or shut them down, relying on ourselves to deal with the emotions we deal with on a dai...

Our times with God are meant to bring us delight in the midst of distress. They should refresh, replenish, and revive us, rather than show us what rules to follow . Our times with God should teach us more about who God is rather than be used as self-help or a way to please people. When we treat our quiet times as a way to change our behavior rather than a way to have a closer relationship with God...

If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small. Proverbs 24:10 NLT  Though most of us have dreams, many of us stop fighting to fulfill them because we don’t feel like we can handle the pressure that comes with them. Without God giving us the strength to keep pushing through, we will become discouraged and fail under pressure. The above scripture is actually a positive message, because it i...

When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, [22] I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. Psalm 73:21-22 NIV When we feel guilty, we end up angry and and embittered, and develop a negative view of God . The guilt may be true (we did something wrong), false (we did nothing wrong but feel like we did), or residual (we have already resolved what we did wrong but still fee...

While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul was coming to kill him. [16] But Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and strengthened his faith in God. [17] Jonathan told him, “Don’t be afraid, because my father won’t touch you. You will be king of Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” [18] The two of them made an agreement before the L...

Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [5] One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. [6] When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” [7] “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I...

David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.” I Samuel 17:32 NIV  Do you have the heart to lead ? A leader is someone who inspires people to keep pushing and not lose heart. In this scripture, David was able to lead the Israelites to defeat the Philistines because of his ability to stir and inspire the hearts of the people. Leaders h...

But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere. Ecclesiastes 2:11 NLT  All of us are chasing something . When we feel worthless, inadequate, or insignificant, we will look anywhere and everywhere to make ourselves feel worthy. The insecurities about who we are fuel our chase for more, b...