Habakkuk 3:17-19 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. Let joy go first! It is normal to f

Psalms 22:3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabits the praises of Israel. Let praise go first Anger, frustration, bitterness, murmuring, complaining, clamoring etc are different emotions and responses everyone of us can identify with. At other times stress, anxiety and depression tend to set in when we encounter difficult and challenging situations. Often these situations may be within our control but at other times they are not. But suffice it to say that everyone of us hav

Acts 16:22-26 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Rejoice! I recently met a lady whose password is happy days. I became very curious to find out why such an unusual password, as I felt there was a story behind it. And truly, there was. This was her story! She goes on to narrate how there was job insecurity in her workplace and so many people were going to be laid off. She thought surely that she must be one of them. She became anxious and apprehensive as a