“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” Mark Twain

Word-Filled Wednesday: Help

Welcome to my contribution to Word-Filled Wednesday, hosted each week by the lovely Amy Deanne at her blog.

I seem to have a lot of friends, and friends of friends, who are going through some serious difficulties. My heart has been somewhat heavy because of the burden of it.

Yet, God is sovereign. God is in the midst of it. And God can deliver. No matter how cracked and dry your life may be, having the Lord in the middle of it always brings a spark of color and life. And the Lord IS in the middle of it--no matter what is going on.

Photobucket

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 NIV

Heavenly Father, no matter how grey, desolate, and hopeless our lives may feel, no matter how out of control things may seem, help us to remember that YOU are always there, helping us in our troubles. When we can't feel You, Lord, help us to trust anyway. Thank You for being our refuge and strength, Lord. In Jesus' name. Amen

Be sure to stop by
for more

11 comments:

  1. That is absolutely beautiful Joanne!

    ReplyDelete
  2. What an awesome reminder for me today! Beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Another of my favorite verses, and illustrated beautifully.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I, too, have a lot of friends who are struggling a tremendous grief/pain right now. What a beautiful visual to speak the truth of God's care.

    peace~elaine

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a wonderful scripture to ponder - thank you for sharing your heart.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Beautiful Joanne! Blessings...

    ReplyDelete
  7. Amen! What a beautiful picture & verse! Happy WFW!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Amen to your prayer! Good words to read and soak in tonight, Jo!

    ReplyDelete
  9. GORgeous!!!! I love this, JO.

    Just wanted you to know that YOU are on my blog today... :D
    http://lovinthearts.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow! Beautiful - and encouraing:-)

    ReplyDelete
  11. Great post Joanne.. this works so well for me today!

    God Bless!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for stopping by. I would love to hear your thoughts - please share them!

My One Word: 2016 and 2017

Most who know me know I am a very goal-oriented person (in fact, I already shared my goal wrap-up for 2016 and my new ones for 2017 on this...