Thought for Wednesday, 25 April

Mental Health is a topic that’s at the forefront of today’s society and this is very much for the better.  This subject is no longer TABOO! What is surprising is knowing that men and women of faith who are found in our Bible stories also struggled with their mental health too.  The struggle around mental health is timeless.  Our own Bible is filled with key people who knew and loved God and still wrestled with their mental health – anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Hopefully in today’s modern world we can still learn the Biblical lessons of how they dealt with and responded to their own struggles.  Three examples are below:-

Gideon: (Judges 6-8) One of the most prominent examples would be the story of Gideon who is often considered the poster boy for fear. God first commanded him to rescue the Israelites. God chose a weak, fearful man who is characterised by fear and inadequacy; he has little or no self- confidence. God comes to him as he is beating out wheat in a wine press. He is hiding because he is afraid (Judges 6:11).

Thought for 22 April

 Luke 9:23-26

Then Jesus said to the crowd, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross daily and follow me.

Thought for Friday, 19 April

Zechariah 12: 1-5

A prophecy: The word of the Lord concerning Israel.

The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares: “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 

Thought for Wednesday, 17 April

Matthew 28:18-20

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Thought for Monday, 15 April 2024

 

1 John 2:16 NIV

For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

Thought for 12 April

 2 Timothy 3:15-16

You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.

Thought for 10 April

 1 Kings 19:19

¹⁹ So Elijah went and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field.