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We trace David’s flight from Absalom through Psalm 3 and show how honest prayer moves from anguish to assurance. We talk about Selah as a needed pause, God as shield and lifter of the head, fearless praise, real rest, and even bringing raw anger to God.

• the famine for hearing the word and a call to preach plainly
• Psalm 3 as a map for honesty with God
• Absalom’s rebellion and the pain of betrayal
• naming critics and confronting past sin without shame
• Selah as a pause to digest truth
• God as shield, glory, and lifter of the head
• crying aloud in prayer to steady faith
• resting well as an act of trust
• courage before ten thousands and a table among enemies
• space for raw emotions and surrendering vengeance to God

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Some messages arrive like a tap on the shoulder; others like a bell. Today’s word rings clear: this world isn’t our home, and trying to settle here only deepens our restlessness. We open scripture and our hearts to reset what we chase, what we fear, and what we love—because where our treasure is, our hearts follow. If you’ve felt out of place, weary, or torn between comfort and calling, this conversation is a gentle but urgent nudge to travel lighter and live truer.

We walk through core passages—Matthew 6, James 4, John 18, 1 John 2, Philippians 3, Hebrews 13—and build a grounded vision for life as citizens of heaven. Sister Deb unpacks the pilgrim mindset: hold possessions loosely, hold people closely, and hold on to Christ with both hands. Identity shifts everything. Citizens belong to a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Strangers remember they’re guests. Ambassadors live on purpose, carrying the words of their King into a world that aches for hope. That lens clears the noise: success stops being a scoreboard, suffering stops being a surprise, and daily choices become seeds for eternity.

We anchor the hope with promises Jesus made: a prepared place, a future without tears, death, or pain, and the joy of his presence. Not escapism, but engagement with focus—serving, giving, telling the good news while refusing to be shaped by what will pass away. You’ll hear practical ways to set your mind on things above, embody holiness in a culture of hurry, and share the gospel with courage and kindness. And you’ll be invited to ask a better question: not how to make this world feel like home, but how to live ready for the one that is.

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A stranger is seized from the crowd and told to carry a cross that isn’t his—and suddenly the road to Calvary becomes a mirror for our own interruptions, anxieties, and costly obedience. We open Luke 23:26 and follow the story from the garden’s anguish to the whipping post and on toward Golgotha, where the weight of suffering meets the certainty of purpose. Along the way we explore why Simon of Cyrene wasn’t an accident but a provision, how “bearing it after Jesus” reframes discipleship, and what it means when God finishes the work we can’t complete.

We talk about fear, depression, and spiritual warfare that try to break us before we arrive, and we point to the blood that speaks healing, courage, and hope. We challenge the myth that calling is comfortable, showing how providence often hides in inconvenience and how an unwanted burden can be the exact step God uses to move grace forward. We reflect on the crowd, the soldiers, and the illusion of control—then return to the truth that Jesus did not have His life taken; He gave it, right on time, to finish redemption.

This conversation is practical as it is devotional. We share how a simple message from a friend can feel like Simon stepping beside you, lifting your load a few more steps. We invite you to look for those moments, to become that kind of friend, and to keep following even when the road is rough. Ready to see your interruptions as invitations and your fatigue as a place where God provides? Press play, share this with someone who needs strength today, and subscribe so you never miss a moment of hope and truth.

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