Category: Faith in the Struggle

And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. And the people of Israel cried out for help to the LORD. Judges 6:6 In moving recently, I came across an old notebook which I used for journaling while in treatment back in 2014. I miss my family. . . Shame and guilt . . .…
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Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. Judges 4:9 In my addiction, I abdicated a lot of my responsibilities as a husband and father. It’s not that I wasn’t there. I was present, but in my…
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And Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the LORD has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the LORD go out before you?” Judges 4:14 Like most of you, I have an alarm that I set before bed every night to wake me up every morning. If I didn’t…
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Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory . . .” Judges 4:8-9 When life…
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And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out. Judges 3:21-22 In…
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The LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 3:12 I often write about the painful consequences that stem directly from my self-destructive behavior. This, according to the Bible (Galatians 6:7-8), is the way God made the world to work.…
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And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD . . . Judges 3:12 At a recovery group recently, I reported that I’ve not been doing well with discipline in my eating. I’ve used the holiday season as an excuse to eat whatever I want, and now the…
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And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 3:12 In both jail and in treatment, I’ve encountered many men who, when threatened…
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But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them . . . Judges 3:9 My addiction was an endless cycle of drug use, leading to misery, leading to some significant attempt to stop, leading to life improvement. Once life…
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They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. Judges 3:4 Every weekday, I get up early and head to the gym to participate in a group exercise class, which is programmed and led by a…
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