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You are about to enter the mind and heart of a shepherd. But this shepherd was also a warrior. As David wrote these passages, I am sure he was focusing on his battle with the giant. (Samuel 17) How as a young man God made him a warrior, defeating the giant that none of the soldiers of Israel would face. David went to the battle field to bring his brothers food, but God had a different idea. David was not going to the battle field, he was going to be the battler. When did he learn his purpose? (Acts 13:36) David picked up five stone for this battle, not because he was afraid, but because he knew Goliath had four other brothers that he thought he might have to face. (2 Samuel ...

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. The history of mankind will probably show that no people has ever risen above its religion, and man’s spiritual history will positively demonstrate that no religion has ever been greater than its idea of God. Worship is pure or base as the worshiper entertains high or low thoughts of God." A W Tozer

Life is a journey. Every day is a journey. It is a physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual journey. It will have its blessing and burdens; its challenges and choices; its ups and downs; it will have joys and hardships; laughter and heartaches; happiness and hassles. People may be with you on the journey, but no two journeys are alike. Ready or not the journey is here now. Elijah knew about this journey of life (1 Kings 19:7). At times, this journey called life can become too much with its strain (Exodus 18:23) and stress (Psalm 57:6). It can drain people of power (Isaiah 37:27). What happens when the journey of life becomes too much for us? It is then that we ...

Hope is an amazing word. Hope maybe a word that possibly our world has lost or not heard in a while. Maybe our world is afraid to hope! What has happened to our hope? How would you define hope? Why is it difficult finding hope in the darkness of life? Have people been disappointed enough by life to have lost all hope? Has life let you down? Do you struggle with making sense of life and therefore struggle with making sense of God – the giver of life? Is this why people lose hope? Can we put our hope in things that don’t matter or don’t work?

Joy is an amazing emotional and attitudinal gift that God wants us to have. This world at times steals joy from us. This journal contains 49 Bible passages designed to get us to focus and meditate on this emotion of joy.

I love Paul’s writing. He is arguably one of the most profound Christian authors of all time. His defense of the gospel (apologetics) is amazing. His writing style and insights are deep and awe inspiring.