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"Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near..." Isaiah 55:6-7
"Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his...
Katrina Sweeney
Jun 93 min read
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"Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." Psalm 30:5b
What happens when our weeping to stays awhile? To "tarry" means to stay awhile, to linger, or in more modern terms, to hang out. Do we...
Katrina Sweeney
Jun 94 min read
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"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction." Proverbs 1:7
I think I would be embarrassed, pleased, but undeserving if someone said: 'Katrina fears the LORD, and this is why she's so wise!'...
Katrina Sweeney
May 293 min read
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"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD." Isaiah 55:8
Our God is so vastly different from us, His power so incredible, the things He wills and accomplishes often make no sense at all. Yet...
Katrina Sweeney
May 273 min read
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"It is for freedom Christ has set us free..." Galatians 5:1
"It is for freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1 When I...
Katrina Sweeney
May 274 min read
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"...Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you..." Genesis 3:17b-18
I was laboring in the earth this weekend. I pulled weeds, trimmed the bittersweet (it is useless to try and pull it out; I'm not strong...
Katrina Sweeney
May 214 min read
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"You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it." Psalm 139:5-6
There are many beautiful little treasures in this beloved Psalm, and these verses are one of my favorites! What does it mean to be hemmed...
Katrina Sweeney
May 173 min read
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"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid." Proverbs 12:1
"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid." Proverbs 12:1 I dislike the word discipline. I used to...
Katrina Sweeney
Apr 43 min read
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"Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand." Proverbs 19:21
I am a great planner. When I was younger, I would "plan" out new scenarios in my head to help me figure out how I was to behave, and...
Katrina Sweeney
Mar 292 min read
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"As for me, I am poor and needy, but the LORD takes thought of me." Psalm 40:17
Isn't it amazing that the LORD thinks of us? In the poverty of our spirits, He fills us up with the Living Water and gives us new life....
Katrina Sweeney
Mar 272 min read
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"May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy..." Colossians 1:11-12
Give thanks with all JOY! "May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with...
Katrina Sweeney
Mar 262 min read
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"Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings." Psalm 17:8a
When I first learned the meaning of the idiom "you are the apple of my eyes," I was thoroughly enchanted. The apple of your eye is the...
Katrina Sweeney
Mar 252 min read
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"Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all the deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling His word!" Psalm 148
"Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all the deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist (& rain!), stormy wind...
Katrina Sweeney
Mar 202 min read
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"Open my eyes that I might see wonderful things in your law." Psalm 119:18 (NSB)*
"Open my eyes that I might see wonderful things in your law." Psalm 119:18 (NSB) It is hard to 'see' when there is pain or sorrow,...
Katrina Sweeney
Mar 203 min read
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“But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand...” Psalm 31:14-15a
You will make many discoveries about our Lord as you walk this journey that God has given you (Yes, GIVEN you! Think on that!). The road...
Katrina Sweeney
Mar 191 min read
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