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JFH Devotionals by J.M. Farro


A Fresh Wind for Our Sails


"Bring me back from gray exile. Put a fresh wind in my sails!" - Psalm 51:12 MSG

Here is the perfect verse to pray when you need a fresh touch from the Lord. When you have lost your enthusiasm, your motivation, or your ambition. When you need a Holy Spirit "nudge" to get going again.

Perhaps you have heard someone say, "That took the wind out of my sails!" It means that something happened, or someone said something, that made them feel less confident or determined to do something they had planned to do. It means that they were left feeling disappointed, discouraged, and without hope.

Perhaps you felt inspired by God to start a new project, a new career, a new job, or even a new ministry. But then something or someone came along to discourage you, and to get you off track. Or, perhaps the Lord has been showing you a new way to handle your finances in order to make them increase, instead of decrease. Maybe God has been challenging you to start a new dietary plan or exercise routine that would improve your health and well-being. Since Satan and his evil cohorts are aggressively against you making progress of any kind, they will do their best to send people across your path who will - intentionally or unintentionally - try to thwart your efforts.

As followers of Christ, you and I are never without hope. When people or circumstances threaten to deter or discourage us, we can turn to our God and say, "Put a fresh wind in my sails, Lord!" Then, when you feel your mood brighten and your spirit lift, don't forget Who deserves your thanks and praise!

Prayer: Lord, when I have lost my enthusiasm, ambition, or motivation to do what You are leading me to do, please give me a Holy Spirit nudge to get going again. Fill me with a holy determination to lay hold of all the good things You have for me in this life. Deliver and protect me from all disappointment and discouragement, and fill me with a fresh sense of hope. Thank you that as I turn to You for help, You WILL put a fresh wind in my sails!

- J. M. Farro

 

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This Friday, August 29, 2025
ALBUMS
Burial Extraction Rotting Flesh - EP [Charon Collective]
Jenn Chenoweth Out To Get Me - EP (independent)
Faith Child When Faith Feels Far [Wings]
Gaither Vocal Band Then Came the Morning [Gaither]
Paul and Hannah McClure After Your Heart (Live) [Bethel]
Naomi Raine Jesus Over Everything (Live in Las Vegas) [Tribl]
Saints In Exile Becoming the Villain Remix EP [Syntax]

SINGLES
Alphen & Rmc Beatz SEVEN - Single [Syntax]
Ashes Awaken A Better Way - Single [MTS]
Elan Brio Life Savers - Single (independent)
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Chris Caro Trauma Room - Single [Syntax]
CarriedOn My Way - Single (independent)
CRC Music 4 Love - Single (independent)
Eighteen Mile Above The Clouds - Single [Mountain Home]
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Grace Graber Everything You Ever Wanted (feat. Audiophile) - Single (independent)
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MATTHEWS Don't Stop 'Til - Single [Curb]
Jonathan McReynolds Still (feat. Jamal Roberts) - Single [Motown Gospel]
OnBeatMusic & Dillon Chase Breathe (ft. Saint James) - Single [Syntax]
Sæle Joy - Single (independent)
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Sleeping At Last Tell Me The Truth And I'll Believe It - Single (independent)
Thrive Worship Prison Break - Single [Integrity]
Vineyard Worship Joy In Obedience - Single [Vineyard UK]
Solachi Voz Undefeated (ft. Aurrie Janelle) - Single [Syntax]
Zane Walls Dry Bones - Single [DREAM]
Denison Witmer Which Way - Double Single [Asthmatic Kitty]

Next Friday, September 5, 2025
ALBUMS
Josh Baldwin Full Grown Man, Vol. 1 - EP [Bethel]
bodie NO SKIPS [Provident]
Coqui LIVING 2 DIE - EP [DREAM]
The Gray Havens This Is Not the End [Artist Garden]

SINGLES
Carly Ann Taylor Why Should I Worry (Remind Me Version) - Single [Curb]
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