Kristi Burchfiel

Quick Announcement: If you’re looking for a great present idea, check out the Black Friday Special on “Without Regrets” that is available now through December 1st on my website at www.kristiburchfiel.com.VERSE: Psalm 122:1–I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” TRUTH: Do we look forward to meeting with God? Are we excited about sharing with Him and learning from Him? Going to the house of God is a beautiful chance to not only set aside time for God, but to also meet with others who share our joy. Having Jesus in our hearts allows us to meet with God every minute…

First, let me say Thanksgiving to all my friends in the United States today. I hope you have a wonderful day of praising God for all that He has done for You!VERSE: Psalm 121:2–My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. TRUTH: What a beautiful statement of complete trust in God! No matter what we are going through, our help comes from the Lord. Our help comes from the very person who created the entire heavens and earth. I can trust in, not just a president or king, friend or relative, but in the founder and creator of everything. I can trust in the person who made something…

VERSE: Psalm 120:2–Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. TRUTH: Have we ever been lied about? Have others ever spoken faslely about us? In this psalm, the author is asking God to deliver him from such people and their lies. Do we rely on God to address these situations or do we just try to get back at the person? We are to take our concerns about our attackers to God and allow Him to deliver us.RESPONSE: Father, You are bigger than those who would try to say evil about me. I know You are truth and I will rest in You and allow You…

VERSE: Psalm 119:41-42–May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Lord, Your salvation according to Your word; So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in Your word. TRUTH: What is one reason God showers us with His lovingkindnesses and salvation? So we will have an answer for those who are against us. We trust in the word of God and through it, He supplies all we need, even the answer for those who come against us. Do we respond in lovingkindness to those who come against us? Through Christ and His word, we can. RESPONSE: Lord, I love Your word. Through Your word…

VERSE: Psalm 118:6–The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me? TRUTH: No matter what we’re going through, God is with us and is for us. We do not have to be afraid of circumstances We simply have to trust in Him and continue to be obedient. There is nothing that a man can do to us that God cannot work through. RESPONSE: Lord, You are my protection and security. No matter what happens, I know that You are in control and I trust in You without fear.

VERSE: Psalm 117:1–Praise the Lord, all nations; Laud Him all peoples!TRUTH: The Lord is worthy of praise from all people, everywhere. Do we seek to share His name and His glory around the nations? God loves the whole world and desires them to know that and receive His love. RESPONSE: Lord, it’s easy to only focus on myself and what I can see right around me. I pray You will open my eyes to the truth of Your love for the whole world.

VERSE: Psalm 116:6–The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. TRUTH: It can be easy to think, “I’m not smart enough,” or, “I’m not pretty enough,” or whatever; but God knows exactly who we are and what we’ve done. He created us and He loves us. He wants us to trust in Him through the good times and the difficult times. He lifts us up and He saves us. RESPONSE: Lord, I am simply Yours. I have nothing else to boast about and nothing to offer. Yet You love me and save me from the depths of my own sin.

VERSE: Psalm 115:1–Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth. TRUTH: Do we spend our time waiting and hoping for God to glorify us? Are we expecting for God to make us famous or well-known? The truth is that we should desire only for God to be glorified through our life and actions. God is the one who is worthy of the praise and honor, not us. RESPONSE: Father, may You work through me today to bring glory to Yourself, not to me. I am not deserving of praise or honor, only You. Apart from You…

VERSE: Psalm 114:7–Tremble, O earth, before the Lord; before the God of Jacob. TRUTH: God is not just the Lord of all mankind, He is God over all things, including the earth, the rocks, the seas, and the trees. All of His creation knows and bows down before its creator. Do we have the same level of worship that the rest of creation has? RESPONSE: Lord, I also tremble before You. You are amazing and wonderful. You’re perfect and powerful. You are my Creator and Savior and, like the whole earth, I worship You.