The Meaning of Forgiveness The definition of forgiveness according to The Dictionary of Bible Themes, “The freeing of a person from guilt and its consequences, including punishment; usually as an act of favour, compassion or love, with the aim of…
How to Recognize a Toxic Friend
Toxic Friends Toxic is quite a strong word and coupled with friend creates a pretty disturbing image. But that is exactly what happens when this type of person gets a foothold in our lives. We’re never sure what’s going on…
9 Qualities of a Good Friendship According to the Bible
Friendship What is a good friend? If our relationships are good, we probably don’t think much about the qualities of friendship, we just enjoy and appreciate them. When a friendship goes awry, we often wonder what went wrong. Usually anger…
How to Find God’s Joy in Difficult Situations
Allowing God’s Joy Do you wonder in the course of a difficult journey if you have room for joy in your life? There are all kinds of emotions that begin to creep into our mind when we see a sliver…
How Biblical Encouragement Assists in Season of Loneliness
Season of Loneliness Loneliness is the state of being alone and feeling sad about it. Vocabulary.com. We can even be with others and still feel lonely. There are seasons of loneliness such as losing someone we love, moving away from friends…
7 Questions with Bible Verses to help in the Pain of Grief
To me grief comes down to one word-PAIN. Losing someone involves every part of us and creates a vaccum in our lives that can be very painful. We feel like the world will never be normal again. In a sense,…
5 Bible Characters Who Suffered with Depression
The Meaning of Depression Do you feel alone in your depression? It’s encouraging to know that its part of depression to feel that way but you are not alone. Depression is a universal malady that affects many people. Dictionary of…
11 Bible Verses that Help in Overcoming Anxiety
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” T.S.Elliot. This can be a very encouraging statement which would do us all good to follow and we can apply to every difficult situation we encounter. Stress and anxiety appear on the job, an…
How to Know According to the Bible if God Hears Our Prayers
We all have moments when we think God does not hear our prayers and we need to go to His Word. In our moments of distress it is even harder to get away from our feelings. Let’s go to the…
7 Ways Ruth Helped Naomi in Her Grief Gain Hope
Ruth and Naomi had a special relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that not many people have. Naomi was special herself for Ruth and Orpah to care about her the way they did. Ruth was an exceptional person who shared so…
Why Should We Trust in God When Our Heart Hurts?
The definition of trust according to the KJV Dictionary is : “Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principles of another person.” Do we apply this when we trust in…
David’s Heart Revealed: 6 Verses from Distress to Joy
Impatience is the desire to step ahead of myself, or should I say of God? It can be a joy robber. In Psalm 13 we see David’s journey from distress to joy and his impatience with God over his situation….
