Diligently Seeking Blog
Come with me as I search for God’s fingerprints in the ordinary. What an adventure it’ll be!
Sweet Lessons on Prayer
It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” —Luke 11:1 I think this is probably one of the sweetest moments in all of Scripture....
The God Who Sees the Little Things
“You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, Your manna You did not withhold from their mouth, and You gave them water for their thirst. Indeed, forty years You provided for them in the wilderness and they were not in want; their clothes did not wear out, nor did...
The Peace of Easter
While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be to you.” —Luke 24:36 This past week, we got to celebrate the single most important and impactful event in all history—the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As I’ve...
Preaching to Yourself: Finding Hope & Comfort in the Pain, Part 2
Why are you in despair, O my soul, And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, For the help of His presence. —Psalm 42:3-5 (NASB) Last week we talked about how preaching to ourselves in difficult times can help us find...
Preaching to Yourself: Finding Hope & Comfort in the Pain, Part I
My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” These things I remember, As I pour out my soul: How I would go with the throng And lead them in procession to the house of God With glad shouts and songs of...
Praying Like Hannah
[Hannah], greatly distressed, prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly. She made a vow and said, “O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son, then I...
