Lessons of the Leash
Shirlee Abbott
“Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths.” Psalm 25:4 (NIV)
"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done." Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it." Mark 8:35 (NIV)
"They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness." Psalm 145:7 (NIV)
“Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.
"When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up -- one on one side, one on the other -- so that his hands remained steady till sunset." Exodus 17:12 (NIV)
"Settle matters quickly with your adversary..." Matthew 5:25a (NIV)
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…" Romans 12:2a (NIV)
"Train up a child in the way he should go. Even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 (NASB)
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27 (NIV)
"If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord - and he will repay you!" Proverbs 19:17 (NIV)
“Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths.” Psalm 25:4 (NIV)
“‘Go,’ [Jesus] told him, ‘wash in the Pool of Siloam’ (this word means ‘Sent’). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.” John 9:7 (NIV)
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God …” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)
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...