Tag Archives: stress

Perspective; November 18, 2025

Posted on November 19, 2025 by jgarrott

3 John 1:2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. Priorities are an issue every moment of our lives. John desired … Continue reading →

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Submission to God; April 12, 2025

Posted on April 13, 2025 by jgarrott

Matthew 26:39 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.” This is one of … Continue reading →

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Walking in the Light; February 1, 2025

Posted on February 2, 2025 by jgarrott

1 John 1:6-7 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with … Continue reading →

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Stress; December 20, 2023

Posted on December 21, 2023 by jgarrott

Colossians 1:29 To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. I think Christians endure a lot more stress than God intends. Stress itself isn’t necessarily bad. Without it, we would quickly become … Continue reading →

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Focus; July 1, 2023

Posted on July 2, 2023 by jgarrott

Matthew 15:24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” At first hearing this seems very cold and uncharacteristic of Jesus. However, it displays something that was vitally important to His ministry that we often overlook, … Continue reading →

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Stress; April 23, 2023

Posted on April 24, 2023 by jgarrott

Psalm 55:22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. This verse has been beautifully set to music, and it is essentially quoted by Peter: “Cast all your anxiety on … Continue reading →

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Health; October 9, 2022

Posted on October 10, 2022 by jgarrott

Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. This Proverb is well-known precisely because of its demonstrable truth. Many studies have shown the huge influence our hearts (mind, attitude, emotions) have over our … Continue reading →

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Focus; April 8, 2022

Posted on April 14, 2022 by jgarrott

Proverbs 23:17-18 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Once again there is a … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Warfare; December 15, 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 116:7 Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. People have made fun of it, but David actually had a pretty good idea when he talked to himself in his Psalms. … Continue reading →

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Depression; December 2, 2021

Posted on December 5, 2021 by jgarrott

Psalm 42:8 By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me– a prayer to the God of my life. Depression is a strange thing. Its origins can be complex, involving both physical factors and circumstantial … Continue reading →

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