Reaching the Ones We’d Rather Avoid
Lysa TerKeurst
“The Spirit told Philip, ‘Go to that chariot and stay near it.’” Acts 8:29 (NIV)
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 (NIV)
Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder that with You, I’m capable of experiencing Your peace. When I’m tempted to hold tight to control, remind me that the more I try to control outcomes, the more anxiety I feel. I’m not meant to be the hero. You were and are. You are so good! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“The word of the LORD came to Jonah …” Jonah 1:1 (NIV)
“But Peter said, ‘I don’t have silver or gold, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!’” Acts 3:6 (CSB)
“neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:39 (NIV)
“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 42:11 (NIV)
“See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place …” Matthew 24:6b (ESV)
“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)
“Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children …” Genesis 33:14 (ESV)
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
“The Spirit told Philip, ‘Go to that chariot and stay near it.’” Acts 8:29 (NIV)
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” Psalm 139:23 (NIV)
“Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.’” Matthew 26:39 (NIV)
“The angel told him, ‘Get up and eat.’” 1 Kings 19:5c (CSB)