An Unexpected Bloom
Sarah Freymuth
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a...
“But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.” Genesis 8:1 (NIV)
“The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him …” Nahum 1:7 (NIV)
“The one who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.” Proverbs 21:23 (CSB)
“I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me would not remain in darkness.” John 12:46 (CSB)
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Lord, thank You that Your Word never returns empty. It always fulfills Your purpose (Isaiah 55:11). When frustration and hurt cloud my heart, help me replace spiralling thoughts with Your Truth. Teach me to speak life over my relationships and to love others with grace, even when it’s hard. Let Your Word reshape my heart and bring healing to my hurt places. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 (NASB 1995)
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights …” James 1:17 (CSB)
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a...
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)
“You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 (NIV)
“Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.” Genesis 6:9b (CSB)