Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah (Psalm 68:19 )

This is such a beautiful verse. I’ve been familiar with “cast your cares upon the Lord” and “Come to me all you who are heavy laden and I will give you rest,” but here’s a new slant on these themes. The word that leaps from the page for me is “daily.” The Lord doesn’t just help lighten the load once in a while, but always. Have you thanked Him for bearing your burden today?

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In This Issue: Deliverance From Addictions!

The articles listed below are themed around addiction. Additional helpful websites on the topic:

• Find inspiring Christian testimonials of people delivered from drugs at Christian-Faith.
• Is gambling an issue for you or someone you love? You will find an excellent article on this issue at Focus on the Family’s Troubled With page, God and Gambling.

Ruth’s Blog

Comfort Cafe’s editor, Ruth Wood, brings a personal connection to the site through her blog. Her latest posts are: My Algebra Class and Spiritual Logic. See Ruth’s Blog.

Photography Blog

Deb Allen is the author of Creation Speaks—short devotionals illustrated by beautiful photos she’s taken of nature. Enjoy her latest posts at CreationSpeaks.

Coffee Shop Concert—Linda Queen Andrews

Linda is a Georgia native. She started out singing with her family traveling to various churches together. In 1992 she went solo and began writing songs. She began singing and speaking at women’s conferences, Women’s Aglow, ladies retreats, coffee houses, banquets, weddings, ect… as well as appearances on Plus or minus 60 television shows and our local TBN “Praise the Lord” show. Hear her music on the Coffee Shop Concert page.

Column—Miles to Go

Dear Reader, This month, Karen Wescott is sharing her view of one of the most important ways a parent or educator can gain access to a child’s world. Karen, from Burbank, California, identifies the skill needed as:
Taking the Time to Listen and Learn, by Karen Wescott

Articles

You can Correct and Prevent Eating Disorders by Training Your Heart to Feed Yourself with God!
Help for Addiction to Food, by Barry Hall

Feeding Ourselves with Beauty and Perfection is Evidence of our Desire and Need for God’s Presence!
Addicted to Beauty and Perfection, by Barry Hall

Most days, by God’s grace, I am happy and content, even joyful. But not today. And no, it’s not because of the playoffs this weekend. (Not that they helped, but the groaning and crying out of Romans 8 is a lot bigger than the NFL.)
Longings of the Heart, by Randy Alcorn

Today my church had us do an exercise on repenting for our sins. Sins? What an ugly word and it brings up such negative “religious” connotations…
How Do I Change? by Debra Gregory

Devotionals

In the New Testament, we find a story about two sisters whose dreams were shattered by a death in the family.
Shattered Dreams, by Sharon Jaynes

When I was a little girl, my grandmother kept a jar of mentholated salve at the ready. No matter what the nature of the ailment or the cause, grandma pulled out the salve and rubbed the slimy goop all over my injury…God has a salve as well. It is called…
God’s Healing Salve, by Sharon Jaynes