When I first created Monday Sparks, it was with the idea of providing writing inspiration for stories and poems through photo prompts. Since my focus this month is Christian fiction, I’m turning to the Origin of all inspiration–God and His word. So for the next few Mondays, I’m highlighting Bible verse that provide inspiration to deal with a variety of feelings and situations. Since I often feel like I’m just crawling by in this life, I chose bible verses for when you feel overwhelmed for my first post. I decided to highlight some less well known ones associated with stress and feeling like you can’t cope.
Psalm 142
Verses 1 and 2 “I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my troubles.”
Verse 6 and 7: “Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.”
Isaiah 43:2
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
John 16:33
“In the world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
1 Peter 5:7
“Cast your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
1 John 4:4
“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
With any Bible verse, it’s always good to read some of the text before and after the highlighted verse so you get more context. Here are more prompts related to Christian fiction.
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