“Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.” Jabez called out to the God of Israel, saying, “If only You would greatly bless me, and enlarge my territory. Let Your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I might…

“The Lord loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel). Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God [Jerusalem]. Selah. The singers as well as the players of flutes will say, “All my springs and sources of joy are in you [Jerusalem, city of God].”” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭87:2-3, 7‬…

“The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him. And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.” ‭‭I…

“The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In…

 “So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “Blessed are you of Adonai for showing this kindness to Saul your Lord, by burying him. So now may Adonai show you kindness and faithfulness; and I also will show you goodness because you have done this thing. Now therefore, be strong and…

 “Behold, as the eyes of servants Look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, Until that he have mercy upon us.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭123:2‬ ‭KJV‬‬ When I served as a personal assistant to my Spiritual…

“Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep…So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. But David pursued, he and four hundred…

“May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. And indeed, as your life was valued much this day in my eyes, so let my life be valued much in the eyes of the…

 “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭56:3 ‭NKJV‬‬ One verse. One simple solution to being afraid: trust.  Trust is such an obscure concept. You can’t measure it tangibly but you certainly know when you have it and when you don’t. Trust is often described like a bank account – actions and…

 “One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple…When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I…