Tag Archives: Preparation

Seeking God with Eagerness

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Mark Shields

Thinking about the past of Israel, God had brought His people out of Egypt after being in bondage. Then Assyria oppressed them. At the time of today’s passage, the people were still captive in Babylon, but the way to freedom … Continue reading →

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Pressing Challenges

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Mark Shields

From Psalm 70, David’s appeal to God was made because he was in a difficult time as his enemies had him where they wanted him. We may not have enemies coming after us but there are pressing challenges to take … Continue reading →

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Delight in the Lord

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Mark Shields

Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. – Psalm 37:4 A take away from “Desire to Store Up Encouragement” is that challenges and decisions that require urgent resolutions are more easily handled … Continue reading →

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Desire to Store Up Encouragement

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Mark Shields

This photo reminds me how the water collects from rain or from melting snow from the surrounding mountains to create this amazing lake named Lake Tahoe. This day with God, we will store up encouragement from God’s Word to be … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday 10-21-2022

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Mark Shields

A poem posted at my other blog Step Ahead is inspired by the post “God Speed”. Jesus had the ability to know things before they even happened. As believers, we have the advantage if this same power through the Holy … Continue reading →