Author: The Bible Jar Guy
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What Jeremiah 29:11 Reminds Me When I Feel Lonely.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) Loneliness has a particular narrative it tells. It whispers that you’ve been forgotten, that you’re stuck in place while everyone else moves forward,…
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How Jeremiah 29:11 Anchors Me When I’m Sad
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) Sadness has a way of making the future disappear. When you’re grieving a loss, nursing disappointment, or just weighted down by a melancholy…
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How 1 Peter 3:9 Changed My Response to Anger
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 1 Peter 3:9 (NIV) Anger has a way of feeling justified. When someone wrongs you, disrespects you, or treats you unfairly, the anger that rises…
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How 1 Chronicles 16:34 Deepens My Thankfulness
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34 (NIV) Thankfulness is one of those emotions we’re told we should feel more often. Count your blessings. Practice gratitude. Be thankful in all circumstances. It’s good advice, but sometimes it can feel like just another item on the spiritual…
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How 1 Peter 5:7 Helps Me When I’m Anxious
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Anxiety has a way of showing up uninvited. It’s there in the middle of the night when your mind won’t stop racing through tomorrow’s to-do list. It’s present in that knot in your stomach before a difficult conversation. It whispers…
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How 1 Peter 5:7 Helps Me When I’m Feeling Lonely
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Loneliness has a way of distorting reality. It doesn’t just make you feel alone—it makes you feel forgotten, invisible, like you’re on the outside of everything looking in. You can be surrounded by people at church, scrolling through dozens of…
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What 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Teaches Me About Being Thankful
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Most of us think about thankfulness backward. We wait for something good to happen, something worth being…
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How 1 Peter 1:8 Deepens My Happy Moments
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy. 1 Peter 1:8 (NIV) Happiness is one of those emotions we don’t often bring to Scripture. When we’re anxious, lonely, or grieving, we know…
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How 1 Peter 5:7 Speaks to Me When I’m Sad.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Sadness doesn’t always announce itself with dramatic tears or obvious grief. Sometimes it’s just a heaviness that settles in—a weight in your chest, a flatness to the day, a sense that something’s off even when nothing is particularly wrong. I’ve…
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How 2 Timothy 1:7 Helps Me When I’m Anxious
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV) There’s a particular kind of anxiety that doesn’t announce itself with panic attacks or obvious symptoms. It’s the quiet anxiety that makes you hesitate before speaking up in a meeting. The timidity that…