I’m Not Sure What the Next Step Looks Like
Ruth Schwenk
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)
“Hannah was praying silently, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk ...” 1 Samuel 1:13 (CSB)
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven ...” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV)
Heavenly Father, thank You for the truth that I am not at the mercy of my thoughts and feelings. When negativity rises in me and I feel like I’m sinking, remind me that Your peace and wisdom are always near. Help me take every thought captive to obey Christ and choose to think about what is true, noble, and praiseworthy (2 Corinthians 10:5; Philippians 4:8). Renew my mind again today, Lord, and guide my heart into hope and joy. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.” Proverbs 4:23 (NCV)
“Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.” Colossians 3:14 (CSB)
“Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 (NIV)
“But Jesus replied, ‘My Father is always working, and so am I.’” John 5:17 (NLT)
“But there are some things that you cannot be sure of. You must take a chance. If you wait for perfect weather, you will never plant your seeds …” Ecclesiastes 11:4 (ERV)
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 (CSB)
Heavenly Father, thank You for being the One who carries my heaviest burdens, even when I feel unseen or alone. Teach me to reach out with grace — both to ask for help and to be a help — knowing no one is meant to walk through life alone. Surround me with people who reflect Your love, and help me to be that person for someone else. Today I rest in Your promises that You are near and that I am never fighting alone. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? …” Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 (ESV)
“After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil...