She joyfully responded, "Oh Honey, EVERYTHING I have is from Jesus." She gave me a bible and said, "Start in John, and we can talk more about Jesus the next time we get together."
We delighted in the fact that several Starbucks coffee shops were less than a quarter-mile from our front door in Washington, District of Columbia. And all the different places we have lived – the Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and now the Mediterranean coast – have only convinced me that I am an urbanite.
When you're in a time of waiting, these verses help:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. - Proverbs 3:5-6
Be still and know that I am God - Psalm 46:10
We can cross out sin, sickness, and debt because Christ in us has already destroyed the works of the devil. In 1 John 3:8 says, “…… For this purpose, the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
Instead of asking, "God, where are you in all this?" We need to rely on Him and His word: "For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock" (Psalms 27:5 NIV)