Dick Ivey

My LORD, my Father…please keep me from worry about what might go wrong, or what my friends might say or circumstances which may occur. Help me trust You enough to face problems as they come, instead of making up problems to worry about, knowing nothing happens to or around me which has not already passed […]

Today, as I begin a new day, help me recall You are always and ever able to do immeasurably more than all I ask or imagine.  Curb my tendency to direct You to do this or that and tune my heart to what You are already doing and have already done. Keep my eyes on You,

Father God, help me this day to live joyously, knowing it is not a circumstance, but a choice. Since I inhabit a sinful, broken world, help me choose joy regardless of what may come and do it many times today. Make this especially true to me during difficult times. This I pray in the matchless

LORD Jesus, When I gave my life to You when I was just a little boy, I didn’t fully understand You had already paid for all my sins—the ones in the past and the ones I have committed since. Even during my rebellious days as an adult, I am overwhelmed with this fact: I am

LORD, my God, You know my deepest heart and how I want to live increasingly from my real Center, where Your Love has an eternal grip on me. You are the Christ in me, my true hope of Glory. Hold me close, for Jesus’ sake. Amen!! Verse for Today: “To them God has chosen to

O, God, recognizing my neediness is only half the battle. The other half is believing You can—and will—supply every need of mine. But, I pray for those close to my heart who carry the burdens of cancer, wayward children, and financial uncertainty. Please comfort those who hurt today, LORD. Bind up and heal and shed

Good morning, my Father. Help me today to act on the best way to lay my problems down by bringing them to You. I unburden myself right this very moment pouring out my heart to You, for You are my Refuge. Please bind up all my cares as I cast them on You now, for

Dear LORD, You’ve been showing me that recognizing my neediness is only half the battle. The other half is for me to believe that You can—and will—supply every need of mine in a way and in a time which You choose and is best for me. Rest me in that promise, for the sake of

Father, O, my Father, I am so heavy of heart today on behalf of little children who have suddenly been thrust into broken homes or have been diagnosed with life threatening diseases just as their lives are beginning. Part of me wants to yell “NOT FAIR,” until I recall nothing enters my life which has