The Knotted Cord

Feed your spirit— Bible rich devotions & daily encouragement.

Category: Depression

  • When it’s all on You

    When it’s all on You

    Afraid, bound up, feeling condemned, then it was like all the sudden a breeze came upon me and I felt..well, free. Do you hear the whispers? The whispers you hear all day. The ones that don’t leave you any sleep, lead you to walk around with your head down; the ones that make you want to…

  • Escape Your Prison of Loneliness

    Escape Your Prison of Loneliness

    Escape your prison of loneliness; the door is wide open. There are some things in life that you just don’t have much control over; however what you make out of that is a personal decision. You can choose what store you want to go to but you can’t guarentee you’ll get the best parking spot….

  • Take the Backseat to Your Worry

    Take the Backseat to Your Worry

    It’s not always best to call shotgun. When I was younger, my grandparents or parents and I would take a trip to Pigeon Forge every summer. Most of the time my younger brother and a few cousins would go along too. So there we were, packed into the back seat of this small, four door…

  • Shipwrecked on the Island of Your Promise

    Shipwrecked on the Island of Your Promise

    Don’t get lost in the wreckage. Anyone who knows me knows that I am an avid Disney fan. I have great appreciation for their  beautiful story lines and animation. I am also one to find a lesson to be learned in just about everything.  I’m talking lessons in the self checkout mishaps at Walmart to papers…

  • A Time to be Strong & A Time to be Weak

    A Time to be Strong & A Time to be Weak

    To be strong you must first be weak. “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”                   –…

  • I Didn’t Ask For This

    I Didn’t Ask For This

    “Sometimes it’s the smallest things that bring back the biggest memories.” “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart and saves those that have a contrite spirit.” – Psalm 34:18 “Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.” – Proverbs 14:13       Heartache,…

  • Jesus is the Balance

    Jesus is the Balance

    We find ourselves endlessly searching for the balance, forgetting that stability is only found in Him. “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” -Mattheww 6:33 I’m one of the least coordinated humans on the face of this earth we’re living on. To prove…