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Crackling Sound of Leaves. Were The Trees Clapping?

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I walked beneath the pine canopy that rises above our country road. Boughs of oak limbs stretched into the arch above me, making themselves known among the evergreens. Aged split-railed fencing, silvered by the sun, ran alongside the road. I heard a sound and paused. A crackling sound of leaves behind me caught my attention. It seemed almost rhythmic.

Turning, I witnessed an amazing sight — hundreds of leaves in shades of burgundy and brown twirling and swirling to the ground. The crackling sound was heard as they bounced from limb to limb and then landed on the road below.

I Need The Oil of Joy Lord. The Spirit of Heaviness is Hard

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Lord, You are my strength, my hope, my joy. This I know and this I believe. Yet a spirit of heaviness has taken hold — I haven’t been able to release its grip. Would You anoint me with the oil of joy, and help me put on a garment of praise?

The trials have been fierce lately — relentless. Suffocating. But I know You are with me. I know that in Your presence is fullness of joy.

Why can’t I access it?

A Hawk, a Mouse, and a Life-Changing Message

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I watched the hawk lift from its perch in the top of the tall pine. His wings spread wide as he swooped toward the meadow, the sun burnishing his rusty feathers with glints of red and gold.

He was beautiful against the winter sky.

His beauty deceptive to the reality of his intent.

Lead Me to The Rock, Lord, But I’ll Need a Boost

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Lord, I’m so thankful I can depend on You. I’m so thankful for Your longsuffering, especially when I drag my feet in surrender. I want You to lead me to the Rock that is higher than I, but I’ll need a boost — a foothold to find my way up.

Clearly, I trust You to take care of me, so why am I struggling so? I hear You whisper, Let not Your heart be troubled. You remind me to be anxious for nothing but in everything with thanksgiving let my requests be made known to You … and You will take care of the rest.

The Awakening Dawn Quiets Me With His Love

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Remnants of snow lay heavy on the stark branches of winter. A faint glow in the eastern sky spoke of the awakening dawn pushing against the blanket of clouds covering the earth.

Stillness. Quiet.

Just moments earlier I had asked the Lord to quiet me with His love — to still my restless thoughts where anxiety lay.

Fill My Hungry Soul Lord, I’m Running on Empty

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I love You, Lord. I am astounded by Your goodness to me, Your faithfulness that reaches to the heavens. And yet, I’m overwhelmed. Will You fill my hungry soul Lord?

Like deep calls to deep, I call to You as difficulty washes over me. I know You won’t let me drown, and yet some days I feel like I’m gasping for air. The enemy’s taunts are relentless, his lies often believable. His flaming arrows hurt, and my arm grows weary from lifting high my shield of faith.

I Need a Breakthrough Lord. Rescue Me From Sadness

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Lord, the Christmas bells are still ringing, twinkling lights still dot the landscape. Sanctuaries still announce Your birth with red, gold, and silver raiment laced through the evergreens, and yet a spirit of heaviness weighs me and many others down. I need a breakthrough of joy, Lord. Rescue me from this sadness.

It has no rhyme or reason — this sadness. It just is. Perhaps it’s an accumulation of sadness — sorrow upon sorrow until now it is beginning to consume me.

Crackling Sound of Leaves. Were The Trees Clapping?

I Need The Oil of Joy Lord. The Spirit of Heaviness is Hard

A Hawk, a Mouse, and a Life-Changing Message

Lead Me to The Rock, Lord, But I’ll Need a Boost

The Awakening Dawn Quiets Me With His Love

Fill My Hungry Soul Lord, I’m Running on Empty

I Need a Breakthrough Lord. Rescue Me From Sadness

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