Betty Whitaker Jackson

Lenten “My Psalm 304” February 16Almighty Father, You who created me, You know me all too well. When I am discouraged, Bound by emotions which drain my energy And sap my strength, I pray deliverance.

When life’s struggles become burdensome, When I see the dark skies and feel overwhelmed, When death and disasters are clouds on my mind And the pain of sin overtakes my soul, I pray deliverance.

When I read in Psalms that David felt depression, I find…..

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My Psalm 303 Lenten Series  February 16, 2018

Almighty Father, Creator of all things,

We call upon Your Name in supplication,

For we so need Your Presence this day.

Your word tells us that the death of Your saints

Is precious in Your sight, and we grieve this day.

We know You loved us enough to sacrifice Your Son

Jesus Christ for us, atonement for our sinful nature.

He willingly left the heavenly realms

Where He counseled in Your Presence,

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GROWTH

My Psalm 208

Heavenly Father, Lover of my soul,

Thank You for showing me the pathway to salvation,

By bringing me face to face

With my need to come to You, Lord of the Universe,

Confessing my need for You,

Showing me in baby steps and giant leaps

That only in You is to be found the answers to questions

I didn’t even know to ask.

Thank You for sending Jesus to call for me

When in childlike…..

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When we count on our own strength, we throw pity parties. This section of “Life-Changing Water” reveals the foolishness of our self-sufficiency, for we are lacking the life-giving water, and thirst in agony until we find our rest in our Sovereign Lord. This is a difficult part of the book, dealing with annoyance, impatience, broken relationships, hurting families, physical insufficiency, aging, and yes, mortality. These are the deserts, far from the life-giving abundance of the blessings of water. Can you…..

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From my new book, “Life-Changing Water,” an original psalm “Trials–God Teaches through Tempests and Storms.”

My Psalm 210

Dear Heavenly Father, Creator,, yet Abba, Father,

Your rich blessings fall on me

Like the thunderous showers of yesterday!

You drench me with Your love,

You saturate me with Your Presence

Whenever I call on Your Blessed Name.

From the desert of nonchalance,

You raise me to remembrance

Of noticing the big things, the little things,

And treating both with Thanksgiving.

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from my newest book, Life-Changing Water soon to be published, this is a psalm of loneliness. In this section of the book, I deal with the lack of water, needing God. We cannot live without water; the Christian cannot live without close relationship with the Savior.

My Psalm 216

Almighty Father, Provider of all good things,

We praise Your Name and worship at Your throne.

You give us all we need in this life,

And that plentifully.

You grant us…..

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Last evening several friends, wives of the elders and deacons of our church, met to pray for our husbands and for the heavy responsibilities they’ve undertaken in leading Covenant Church. It is always a time of rich fellowship at the feet of Jesus, the Source of our strength and the Savior Who leads His people. When we pray, we ask for His guidance, for His will to be done in our lives. We ask for, and receive, assurance of His…..

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After holidays,sickness and other interruptions to my writing, I opened my Life-Changing Waters manuscript I haven’t worked on since November. My Psalm 219 pretty much sums up where I am at the moment, annoyed at the things which have kept me from my writing passion, annoyed that my computer is not responding the way I’d like it to, annoyed that it has taken me twenty minutes to restore the settings I thought were in place, and annoyed that I probably…..

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I know, I know. I’m six days late. The holidays took their toll on us. The family has been sick. It’s humbling to discover yet again that I am a mere mortal, and that tiny viruses can cause such misery. It started as a mere cold. Usually I knock those off in 3 days with Airborne and a little rest and TLC. This one, no way. Two doctor visits, more meds than I can count, at least ten full boxes…..

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