Tag: Help in the storms

Scripture: Colossians 3:2
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”

What we surround ourselves with determines how we live. Living a Biblical perspective is a discipline. Living this way requires intentional focus on Christ when worries demand our attention. Our mind must be trained to return to truth even when anxiety pulls it toward fear. When our thoughts are focused on heaven, our hearts become steadier. Fixing our minds on eternal truth doesn’t remove us from the world, it steadies us within it. Perspective shapes peace.

Our thoughts quietly shape our lives. What we dwell on determines our peace, our patience, and our perspective. Paul urges believers to set their minds on things above not as an escape from reality, but as an anchor within it. Christian perspective is a discipline. It takes an intentional focus on Christ when worries demand our attention. Our mind must be trained to return to truth when anxiety pulls it toward fear. When our thoughts rise toward heaven, our hearts become steadier and less movable on earth.

Peace does not always come come from changing our circumstances, but from changing what we are focusing.

Thoughts to Ponder:
What thought or concern has been dominating your mind, and how can you intentionally refocus it on Christ today?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, teach and show me how to guard my mind and redirect my thoughts. Help me focus on truth, hope, and Your presence above all else. In Jesus Name Amen

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Scripture: Matthew 6:19–20

Living for eternity does not mean that we start ignoring our earthly responsibilities, it means that we allow eternal values to shape how we live today. Our time, relationships, generosity, and obedience all become sacred investments when we offer them to God. Jesus challenges us to consider where we are investing our lives. “Storing up Earthly treasures” promise and give us false security, but they do not endure. What we build for ourselves fades away; what we build with God endures.

Having an eternal perspective asks us to measure success not by accumulation, but by impact that lasts beyond this life. This is not saying that we earn our way to heaven, but when we have that relationship with Him we become lead by His example becoming more like Him.

Every choice we make is shaping something. Focusing on a “Jesus” like perspective will help us ask better questions: Is this drawing me closer to God? Is this building His Kingdom? Will this matter when eternity begins? Jesus warned us not to invest our lives in things that fade, rust, or fail. Having a Christian perspective reorders our priorities and asks one simple question: Will this matter forever? What we build for God outlasts what we build for ourselves. But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” (2 Timothy 2:19)

Say What:
What are you currently investing in, and will it still matter in eternity?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, help me align my priorities with Your Kingdom. Show me how to live for what will last and invest my life wisely for eternity. In Jesus Name Amen

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Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Thoughts to Ponder:
Waiting on the Lord does not mean we’re standing still, it just means trusting God while He strengthens us. Waiting on Him is not passively standing down; it is a form of active trust. We are choosing to rely on God’s strength instead of endlessly drawing from reserves that are empty. An eternal perspective reminds us that burnout often comes from trying to sustain what only God can supply. Physical and mental exhaustion often comes when we live as if everything depends on us. Those who hope in Him exchange weakness for strength.

Tiredness, fatigue and exhaustion are not a signs of failure they are signals of humanity. When we read Isaiah he reminds us that even strong people can grow tired, but those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. Having a perspective that leads us to trust God teaches us that we were never meant to sustain life by our own power alone. God never shames us for being tired. Instead He invites us to exchange our weakness for His strength.

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22) When we lift our eyes beyond what immediately demands our attention and trust God’s eternal sufficiency, we’ll discover a complete and full endurance that does not come from effort alone, but from grace.

Discussion Prompt:
Where might God be inviting you to wait on Him instead of pushing through on your own strength?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, I confess and give you my weariness. Teach me to wait on You and receive the strength only You can give. Renew my soul today. In Jesus Name Amen

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Scripture: Psalm 34:19
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”

Pain has a way of making everything feel permanent. When the suffering lingers, we can convince ourselves that this is how life will always be. The bible never pretends our pain is small. In Psalm 34 it openly acknowledges that the righteous face many afflictions. Yet it anchors that truth in an even greater promise: the Lord delivers.Eternal perspective reminds us that suffering is real, but it is not final. God sees every tear, every sleepless night, every prayer whispered through exhaustion. While deliverance from or afflictions may not always arrive on our timeline, it always arrives on God’s. He is never indifferent, never absent, and never unaware.

The Bible never minimizes our suffering, but highlights God’s faithfulness. Pain feels heavy when it stands alone, but when you approach it with the Bible it becomes bearable because it is carried in the hands of a faithful God. Deliverance may not be immediate, but it is always promised. When we hold pain in isolation, it feels unbearable. When we hold it before God, it becomes shared and therefore lighter. God does not ask us to minimize our hurt; He invites us to bring it honestly into His presence.

Hope grows when we remember that suffering has an expiration date, but God’s faithfulness does not.

Discussion Prompt:
How does knowing God sees your pain change the way you carry it today?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, You see my pain and You know my heart. Help me trust Your faithfulness when relief feels far away. Carry what I cannot. In Jesus Name Amen.

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Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:18

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen…”

Devotional Thought:
If we look at ourselves we can see that a lot of our stress comes from treating temporary things as though they were permanent. Paul reminds us that what we see is real, but not final. When we practice faith we train our eyes to see beyond the moment and trust the unseen work of God.

We all know how life constantly pulls our attention toward what we can see, measure, and feel. Bills arrive. Headlines shout. Social Media whines. Pain demands attention. None of these things are imaginary, but the bible lets us know they are not final. Paul emphasizes that believers need to fix their eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, because what is seen is temporary, while what is unseen is eternal.

Having an relationship with God does not deny reality; it reframes it. When we focus only on the things that we see, the pressure grows heavier and hope grows dim. But when we put our total trust on God and lift our eyes beyond the moment, we will begin seeing that God is always working in ways we do not immediately perceive. The unseen work of God; His presence, His promises, His power is just as real as what troubles us, and more permanent.

Faith is choosing to believe that God is active even when everything you see tells you something different. It is trusting that today’s struggle does not define tomorrow.

Something to Ponder:
What visible circumstance has been shaping your emotions more than your trust in God this week?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you Lord for being my guide, help me lift my eyes beyond what I can see. Teach me to trust Your unseen work and anchor my heart in Your truth. In Jesus Name Amen

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Scripture: Matthew 6:33

“Seek first the kingdom of God…”

Devotion:
When God is set first, fear can never be in charge. Fear will always thrive when our priorities are misplaced. Jesus highlighted that when we seek God’s Kingdom first, everything else will fall into its proper place. Peace always follow proper order, “For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.” (James 3:16)

What practical change could you make to seek God first when fear begins to take control?

Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, as I come to the end of this week, I quiet my heart before You. I admit that fear has found places in my thoughts, decisions, and emotions. I have worried about tomorrow, carried burdens I was never meant to carry, and tried to control what only You can hold. Tonight, I pause and I remember:

• You are with me.
• You have not abandoned me.
• You have not lost control.

Lord, shine Your light on every fear I’ve hidden, ignored, or normalized.
Reveal where fear has replaced trust and where anxiety has shaped my choices. I don’t want to live driven by fear I want to live and thrive being led by faith. Lord soften my heart.

• Give me the courage to respond, not resist.
• If You call me forward, help and give me the strength to step forward.
• If You call me to surrender, help me to let go.

Jesus, I put You first again today. Align my heart with Your Kingdom. I choose to come ready and to lay my fears at Your feet and trust You with what frightens me, with what I cannot see and with my life. In Jesus Name Amen

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Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for…”

Devotion:
Our faith does not always or need to wait for fear to disappear. Faith can move while fear is still present. Choosing to trust God, faith, even when emotions lag behind, is an act of obedience. Having courage in the face of fear is not the absence of fear; it is trust and obedience in spite of it.

Thoughts to Ponder:

What would it look like for you to choose faith this week even if your feelings don’t immediately follow?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for being an breakable wall and help me choose faith even when fear is loud. In Jesus Name Amen

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Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, I put You first again today. Align my heart with Your Kingdom. I choose to come ready and to lay my fears at Your feet and trust You with what frightens me, with what I cannot see and with my life. In Jesus Name Amen

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For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you.

Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, I put You first again today. Align my heart with Your Kingdom. I choose to come ready and to lay my fears at Your feet and trust You with what frightens me, with what I cannot see and with my life. In Jesus Name Amen

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