Author: debanncuster

https://youtu.be/DXXxLwxfo0U Taste and see that the Lord is good.Psalm 34:8 “Don’t you see how God’s wooing you from the jaws of danger? How he’s drawing you into wide-open places—inviting you to feast at a table laden with blessings?”Job 36:15 MSG “Make a joyful noise to the Lord…Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence… Continue reading The Invitation

https://youtu.be/GfVd5x9W1Xc “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Genesis 15:5 “The very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matthew 10:30 I remember that it was with great disappointment that I first learned music had a strong relationship with math. For me, the two were entirely unrelated. Music… Continue reading Numbered

Up ‘Til Now, Deborah Ann CusterThis song stems from the meanderings of of my thought life, where I would find myself lusting after the past for one reason or another. Obviously, this is an unhealthy practice to give in to for long periods of time, so I began to break down why a person could… Continue reading Contentment

https://youtu.be/mkbxP0rxt6E https://youtu.be/R_zI1Iy5_EQ “Further up, further in!” The Final Battle, C.S.Lewis “It was the Unicorn who summed up what everyone was feeling. He stamped his right fore-hoof on the ground and neighed, and then he cried, “I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have… Continue reading Story

https://youtu.be/uUx2WcC9JKo “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding,which must… Continue reading Hidden

https://youtu.be/n_aVFVveJNs Trust in You, Lauren Daigle “He calms the storm, so that its waves are still. Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.” Psalm 107:29-30  As you “spread thy grief before Him, thou wilt see through the clouds a bright opening…Then shalt thou learn, not to… Continue reading Grief

https://youtu.be/JJHNaLRFtJM Trust in Him at all times, O people;Pour out your heart before Him;God is a refuge for us.Psalm 62:8 Drenched: wet thoroughly; soak (Oxford Languages).Pour: flow rapidly in a steady stream (Oxford Languages). A simple example of these highlighted words is my contentment when eating an English tea scone drenched in lemon curd, washed… Continue reading Drenched

https://youtu.be/nxpVkbikDVQ I have been trying to train my brain to rephrase the negative questions in the echo chamber of my mind. Among the self-doubts, I can think too small, especially in the midst of hard circumstances. The story of David and Goliath comes to mind:  small boy facing big giant. That’s a pretty accurate picture… Continue reading Giants

https://youtu.be/lHWRlRkkvV0 He will feed His flock like a shepherd;He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom,And gently lead those who are with young.Isaiah 40:11 I have historically been rather adept at making a mess of things. Add in unhealthy patterns of the past, and the emotional spiral can plummet… Continue reading Gathered

https://youtu.be/xzbitP0rk_o https://youtu.be/QbJaM_EneMw The shifting seasons of life are beautiful, and in my corner of Southwest Wisconsin, it is natural to look forward to the changing of the seasons. In addition to the physical realm, the spiritual realm also undergoes seasons of change; but, “if you don’t recognize the season, then you won’t let go of… Continue reading Vessel