Author Archives: L. Lyden

Pray for boldness Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word. Acts 4:29 A few years ago, I found myself in a tough season where I was struggling with constant fatigue and significant pain in my body. At the time, I was workingContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

They had been with Jesus Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. ~ Acts 4:13 This passage is one of the most encouraging in all of Scripture, especially for anyone who hasContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

When Blessings Don’t Feel Like Enough A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil affliction. ~Continue reading “Ecclesiastes 6”

You will Never Work Another Day of Your Life For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart. ~ Ecclesiastes 5:20 There’s a common saying you may have heard that goes like this: “If you find a job doing something youContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 5:8-20”

Let my words be few Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few. ~ Ecclesiastes 5:2 Sometimes it’s hard to remember the power of silence, but I try to be aContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 5:1-7”

Lonely For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. but woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:10 I’ve had my share of lonely seasons in life. Times when relationships didn’t work out and times when I moved away fromContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 4:9-16”

Handful of quietness Better a handful with quietness than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:6 Have you ever been in the presence of people who seemed to have everything, yet their words and actions were filled with bitterness and criticism? Maybe its a couple who constantly nitpickContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 4:1-8”

Despite the circumstances However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.  Acts 4:4  Sometime the circumstances of my life do not seem ideal.  There are times when I feel disappointments in the things going on around me.  In those moments, I rarelyContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Take the Opportunity Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness?  Acts 3:12 Have you ever missed out on an opportunity? Maybe it was aContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

It’s only for a Season He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. ~ Ecclesiastes 3:11 If you were born before the year 2000, you may recognize this passage that onceContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 3”