Pretending Not To Hear
Lynn Ringis
“They say to the seers, ‘See no more visions!’ and to the prophets, ‘Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions. Leave this way, get off this path, and...
“Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.” Psalm 116:7 (CSB)
“… unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 (ESV)
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
“No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 (CSB)
“When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Silence! Be still!’ Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, ‘Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?’” Mark 4:39-40 (NLT)
“Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.” Proverbs 27:9 (ESV)
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NIV)
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)
“The LORD [Yahweh] came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD [Yahweh].” Exodus 34:5 (NIV)
“He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’” Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
“They say to the seers, ‘See no more visions!’ and to the prophets, ‘Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions. Leave this way, get off this path, and...
God, I want You to open a door in my life so badly, but instead it feels like every door keeps slamming shut. It’s so discouraging to want something, only to feel like it may never happen. But I...
“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” Luke 1:45 (NIV)
“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 (NIV)