God’s Faithfulness in Difficult Relationships
Erica Wiggenhorn
“Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing. The stones are still there today” (Joshua 4:9, CSB).
Lord, I am safe with You. Your shelter and shadow comfort me in my loneliness. I will proclaim You are my refuge and my fortress; therefore, I will not fear (Psalm 91:2). As a refuge, You are my quick place to duck into when fear starts nipping at the edges of my emotions. I close my eyes and trust Your promise to be my safe place. Fear tells me I’ll always be alone, yet Your Truth assures me I’m never alone. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever. You are also my fortress — a strong, high place where fear can no longer have access to me. Fear can’t catch what it can no longer reach. What a comfort this is. What a comfort You are. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“And he said to them, ‘Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.’” Mark 1:38 (ESV)
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” Hebrews 6:19a (NIV)
“He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.” Mark 3:14-15 (NIV)
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 (ESV)
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
“They will be like a tree planted by the water …” Jeremiah 17:8 (NIV)
Lord, thank You for who Your Son, Jesus, is — One who deeply understands how hard it can be simply to be a human. Thank You for the truth that when I’m praying, You hear me. Because Jesus has overcome the world, I know You will help me overcome what I’m facing right now as well (John 16:33). As I lie down to sleep each night, I will also lay down my need to know the “why” behind certain questions I have. You will carry the reasons things happened because only You know what to do with those. And You will carry me. I love You, God. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
"... [The devil] was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies." John 8:44 (NIV)
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.” Hebrews 12:1a (NIV)
“Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing. The stones are still there today” (Joshua 4:9, CSB).
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18, NIV).
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2a, NIV).
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, KJV).