verseoftheday

Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods Psalm 4:1-2 NIV This psalm was written as a song...and just like songs we might sing today that speak of heartache, of loss. It speaks of unanswered prayer, a seemingly aloof God. It covers other people turning the good we're trying to do into bad. And the clearly ages old problem of looking in the wrong places for answers... This psalm, this song, gives us permission to write our own songs. To express our stories... and express them to God. He wants to hear our hearts - it was OK for David to express his in this  song and it's OK for you and me to express ours - in whatever form works for you... #psalms #psalm4 #stories #yourstorymatters

And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. He said to the Israelites, "In the future when your descendants ask their parents, "What do these stones mean?" tell them..." Joshua 4:20-22 NIV Stories Memorials Not just any stories, but the stories of God's miracles, His intervention, His activity in your life and in your heart, your experience of Him... Why? Because we forget. We forget who God is, we forget what He's done, we forget what He's done in our lives & the lives of others & let our circumstances or our feelings dictate how we see God Unless we have some memorial stones of when God did... of answers to prayer, of lives changed, of who God is, what He is about in the world...& our part in it... #memorials #stories #somethingtochewon