Category Archives: Trusting God

When to Wait and When to Wander

Posted on August 20, 2015 by wamplerp

I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”  I have … Continue reading →

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Watch the Wind and Look to the Cloud

Posted on August 15, 2015 by wamplerp

Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.   Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.   If clouds are full of water, they pour … Continue reading →

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Tears of the Oppressed

Posted on August 14, 2015 by wamplerp

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.   … Continue reading →

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A Time for Everything

Posted on August 13, 2015 by wamplerp

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:   a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,   a time to kill and a … Continue reading →

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Reservoirs

Posted on August 12, 2015 by wamplerp

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. “Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?” I tried cheering myself with … Continue reading →

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A Driving Rain that Leaves no Crops

Posted on August 4, 2015 by wamplerp

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order. A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. – Proverbs 28:2-3. I took a day … Continue reading →

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A Leaky Roof

Posted on August 1, 2015 by wamplerp

A “leaky roof” is not fulfilling the purpose for which it is made. It is not keeping out the rain. Continue reading →

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Drawing Out of Deep Waters

Posted on July 24, 2015 by wamplerp

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out. – Proverbs 20:5 Today’s passage is almost as short as yesterday’s, but what it lacks in length it makes up for in depth…no pun … Continue reading →

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Prophetic Proverbs

Posted on July 22, 2015 by wamplerp

The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,    before his deeds of old;   I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.   When there were no watery depths, I was … Continue reading →

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Eddying Out -Praise Him with Every Breath

Posted on July 10, 2015 by wamplerp

It is not guilt that drives me to find the time to spend with God again, but a lack of spiritual “oxygen” to fuel my soul. Continue reading →

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