Category: help

Devtional

by worrylessjourney, posted in help, important, responsible

April 15 2025

Psalm 148 Verses

7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
    stormy winds that do his bidding,
9 you mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all cattle,
    small creatures and flying birds,

When we read these verses we can feel the beauty of creation. “And it was good.” What has happened? It was good and we changed it. We are more important. We have pillaged the earth and now we will reap the consequences. I don’t know where I heard this but in the past I heard a scientist say that the earth could support 4 billion people. We now have more than 7 billion. Someone said to me “well we are doing ok.” Yes we are but how about all those people who aren’t. There are people starving and dying everywhere.

God must be weeping. We need to make saving the earth a global issue. I know this sounds impossible but each of us is one. If everyone would help things could get done. The beauty is being lost and we are to blame.

We are not God

The earth was here before us

and given to us

Pope Francis

Prayer: Loving God, forgive us for raping the earth. Remind us that we were to be stewards, Help each of us to do what we can.

Devotional

by worrylessjourney, posted in God provides, help, wait

April 5 2025

Psalm 84 Verses 5-7

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
    they make it a place of springs;
    the autumn rains also cover it with pools.[d]
7 They go from strength to strength,
    till each appears before God in Zion.

I know one thing for sure. I can’t depend on y own strength. I like to think of myself as being able to manage most things but the older I get the more I realize that are limits to what I can do. That’s not something I want to admit… but it’s true. There is, however, no limit to Gods’ strength. God can manage anything if we just let him. The problem is that we keep trying to do it alone. It would be much better to depend, for our strength, on someone whose strength is infinite.

Prayer: God whose power is infinite, give us strength in our weakness. Let us turn to you and rely on your compassion. AMEN

Devotional

by worrylessjourney, posted in help, helpless, poor

April 4 2025

Psalm 82 Verses 3-5

3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

In our complacency few of us do enough to help the helpless. Sometimes we even blame them for their state. “They are lazy, they don’t do anything to help themselves.”

A lot of this is true…there are some people that don’t seem to deserve our help. But maybe we shouldn’t even be concerned with that. Jesus didn’t ask about the past deeds of the people he healed. He just healed them and expected that to change their lives and he didn’t worry about what would happen later.

We want to see results. We want to be able to pat ourselves on the back and say we did good.

Let’s try it Jesus’ way. Just help the needy and walk on.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, we have your example to follow. Help us to forget about results and just do the good works that you have called us to do. AMEN

Devotional

by worrylessjourney, posted in belief, help, hope, unconditional love

March 13 2025

Psalm 18 Verses 3-10

3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
    and I have been saved from my enemies.
4 The cords of death entangled me;
    the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death confronted me.

6 In my distress I called to the Lord;
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
    my cry came before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled and quaked,
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;
    they trembled because he was angry.
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;
    consuming fire came from his mouth,
    burning coals blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;
    dark clouds were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim and flew;
    he soared on the wings of the wind.

I wish I had room to print this whole Psalm. It is not for the weak at heart. This is no namby-pamby God but a God of power. Just imagine…God was call by one of his people and he not only answered but came fast as lightening with such scary special effects better than any movie. This is SOME GOD!

He will come just as fast to hep us…all we have to do is call.

Prayer: God of power and might. Hear us when we call and come quickly to our aid. Give us the strength to banish evil and oppression to the glory of your Holy Name. AMEN

Homework: Read the whole off Psalm 18 part one. Warning…parental guidance is recommended. This is a PG13 Psalm.

Devotional

by worrylessjourney, posted in comfort, compassion, help

March 9 2025

Psalm 4 verses 6-8 Many are saying, “Oh that we might see better times!” Lift up the the light of your countenance upon us, O Lord. You have put gladness in my heart, more than when grain and wine and oil increase. I lie down in peace; at once I fall asleep; for only you, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

“Oh that we might see better times!” This really hits home right now. The world is a precarious place. War continues in parts of the world…the stock market is falling… crime is ever present…people have been laid off and jobs are scarce. Things are not any better than when the psalmist wrote. There is good news though. God is here and cares about us and the psalmist is sure of it. In spite of all the problems we can lie down and sleep knowing that all will be well.

God cares. Put your trust in God and “Dwell in safety.”

Prayer: Thank you for hearing me when I call O Lord. Help me to know that you are my safe place in an unsafe world. Let me walk each day in the light of your countenance and sleep at night in safety. AMEN

Ask for help

by worrylessjourney, posted in choices, coping, help

Yesterday I realized that I was doing too much. The amount of paperwork involved in this move has been totally overwhelming. I was trying so hard to do everything that I was stressing myself beyond my ability to function. So I did the smart thing. I asked for help.

It is not unusual for any of us to think that we can take care of everything and that we don’t need help. “I can handle it!” We don’t want to feel weak or needy but each of us has a limit. We don’t want to ask for help but most of the time it is there if we ask.

My children willing pitched in and took a few of the tasks away and the relief was enormous. Just having a few things gone made a big difference.

We never want to ask for help. We want to be so independent but it is good to ask for help. People are usually very willing to do what they can. I know that I will help wherever I can and most people are the same. Don’t wait until you are at the end of the rope. Call for help and let someone pull you in.

An idea

by worrylessjourney, posted in accountable, enlightening, environment, help

It has been interesting to see on local world wide media that since the covid outbreak the environment seems to be improving. Some animal species that were on the way down are increasing. Animals that haven’t been seen in some area for quite a while are not being spotted.

Let us learn from what is happening

Not only is wildlife changing but air quality, flora growth, and other indicators of positive change are happening. It is too bad that when this all dies down we will proceed to make these changes go away. I wish we could keep on causing improvements. I hope someone is smart enough to see this and point it out to the world at large. I am but one but I am one and I am saying keep this going!

Maybe if others join me we can star a whole new trend.

A broken system

by worrylessjourney, posted in advice, help, needs

Today is better. Things are starting to iron out. My interventions this week bore fruit and I think we are on a good path.

I worry about those who have no idea how to navigate the medical system. It is getting more complex every day. Physicians want to stick to their specialties and no one wants to manage the whole person. Sometimes the Internal Medicine docs are the ones to do that but they also struggle with getting information from the specialists so they are frustrated too.

I wish I knew what need to be done but things are getting worse every day. I really do think that the insurance companies are a major part of the problem. They are telling the doctors what they can and cannot do. That makes no sense. I pray that something happens in the future to make this better.

If you are dealing with medical care find someone you know who understands it and ask for help. Most people are happy to help where they can.

Patient Advocate

by worrylessjourney, posted in answers, healing, health, help, Patient Advocate

This week has been a steady stream of doctor visits and tests. I’m afraid it will be that way until we can get answers for the leg pain that makes my husband’s life unbearable. We are making small steps forward. Xrays are on the way to the Mayo Clinic. I am afraid that it is unlikely that we will hear there is a physical problem with the implanted knee replacement. If we find that is the problem it will be related to an allergic reaction and that will take longer to prove.

If it is not that we will continue on the search for answers to make his life bearable.

This is so needed in medicine today!

When I left my job as a Parish Nurse I thought about becoming a “patient advocate” as a free service for those who need help. Now I am using those skills for my own husband. We will prevail!