Tag Archives: despair
Charles Spurgeon’s MORNING AND EVENING: MARCH 13
MORNING “Why sit we here until we die?” 2 Kings 7:3 Dear reader, this little book was mainly intended for the edification of believers, but if you are yet unsaved, our heart yearns over you: and we would fain say … Continue reading
IN TOUCH DAILY: NOVEMBER 12
God’s Encouraging Presence Psalm 42 When we are in despair, it’s difficult to sense the Lord’s presence with us. The circumstances seem to overwhelm what we know to be true—that His Holy Spirit abides in us forever. We long for … Continue reading
IN TOUCH DAILY: OCTOBER 3
Responding to Life’s Trials 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 How do you respond when faced with a sizable problem for which there seems to be no solution? After considering all angles and seeing no way out, do you panic or sink … Continue reading
IN TOUCH DAILY: SEPTEMBER 3
Defeating Discouragement Nehemiah 2:11-20 No matter what our position in life may be, we all at times encounter disappointment—and that can quickly lead to discouragement. Disappointment is simply an emotional response to a failed expectation or hope, whether because … Continue reading
IN TOUCH DAILY: MARCH 3
A Living Hope 1 Peter 1:1-9 Hope is a belief or expectation that something will happen. If it doesn’t, we may experience discouragement, depression, or even despair. So how can we remain hopeful? First, remember the reason for our confidence: … Continue reading
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: DECEMBER 13
On silence [The demon Screwtape writes:] Music and silence—how I detest them both! How thankful we should be that ever since our Father entered Hell—though longer ago than humans, reckoning in light years, could express—no square inch of infernal space … Continue reading
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: AUGUST 20
When [Digory] had come close up to [the gates] he saw words written on the gold with silver letters; something like this: Come in by the gold gates or not at all, Take of my fruit for others or forbear, … Continue reading