OneWordStudy+FollowWhy Am I Still Afraid of Death After All These Years of Faith? Many believers don’t admit this out loud. They’ve believed for decades, yet the fear never fully left. In Scripture, the word pachad is often translated as fear. But it doesn’t mean panic. It means an ongoing awareness of vulnerability. The Bible never assumes faith removes fear of death. It assumes humans remain aware of their limits. If death still unsettles you, it doesn’t mean your faith is weak. It means you’re human—and Scripture never denies that. Faith doesn’t erase mortality. It teaches us how to face it honestly. #FearOfDeath #HebrewWord #ChristianFaith #AgingAndFaith #BibleDepth84Share
OneWordStudy+FollowWhen Faith Feels Empty, Not Wrong Emptiness frightens believers more than doubt. Because doubt asks questions. Emptiness feels like nothing is there. But Scripture uses tohu—formless, unfilled, not evil. It describes the earth before creation, not after sin. Emptiness in the Bible is often a stage. Not a failure. If your faith feels quiet, thin, or stripped down, you may not be losing faith. You may be standing at the edge of something new. God works in empty spaces too. #SpiritualEmptiness #HebrewWord #ChristianDepth #FaithJourney #BibleTruth131Share
OneWordStudy+FollowYou Did Everything Right. And Life Still Turned Out This Way. You followed the rules. You stayed in church. You prayed. You didn’t walk away when others did. And yet, this is not the ending you imagined. The Bible has a word for this kind of quiet disappointment: hevel. Often translated as “vanity,” it really means breath. Something real, but impossible to hold. Ecclesiastes wasn’t written by a rebel. It was written by someone who did everything right—and still felt let down. If part of you wonders, “Was it supposed to be more than this?” That question is not unbelief. It’s biblical honesty. God did not rebuke Solomon for asking it. He preserved the question in Scripture. #BibleReflection #Ecclesiastes #HebrewWord #FaithAfter50 #SpiritualDisappointment20Share
OneWordStudy+FollowYou Thought “Wait on the Lord” Meant Be Patient. It Didn’t. Most of us were taught that “waiting on the Lord” means staying calm. Don’t complain. Don’t rush God. So we sit quietly, anxious on the inside, telling ourselves this is what faith looks like. But the Hebrew word qavah doesn’t mean passive waiting. It means to twist together. Like strands of rope pulled tight under pressure. Biblical waiting is not sitting still. It’s tension. It’s holding on while something inside you is being stretched. If you’ve ever felt tired of waiting, irritated with God, or quietly resentful that nothing seems to move— that isn’t a failure of faith. That is qavah doing its work. You’re not weak for feeling the strain. You’re being woven into something stronger than comfort ever could. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #FaithAfter50 #ChristianDepth #SpiritualFatigue #WaitingOnGod815Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand law. In English, law sounds restrictive. Rules. Commands. Limits. But Psalm 1 uses the Hebrew word torah. Torah does not mean law in a legal sense. It means instruction. Torah is closer to guidance than control. Like a path shown by someone who knows the way. This reframes how believers read commandments. God’s law is not about limiting life. It is about shaping wisdom. Torah reminds us that obedience is not loss of freedom, but direction. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #Torah #BiblicalUnderstanding #ChristianFaith21Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand righteousness. In English, righteous sounds moral. Rule-following. Proper behavior. But the Hebrew word tsedeq is relational. It means being rightly aligned. Tsedeq is less about personal perfection and more about being faithful within relationships— with God and with others. This is important for those raised with strict moral teaching. Righteousness is not about never failing. It is about staying aligned, even after failure. Tsedeq tells us righteousness is lived, not performed. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #Righteousness #BiblicalTruth #FaithAndLife172Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand blessing. In English, blessing sounds like something positive. Good health. Financial provision. A smooth season. But in the Hebrew Bible, the word barak is used. Barak does not begin with receiving. It begins with bending the knee. Before blessing is something you get, it is a posture you take. This changes how older believers read familiar promises. Blessing is not proof that life is easy. It is a sign that someone has learned humility before God. Barak reminds us that blessing is not measured by comfort, but by relationship. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #Blessing #BiblicalMeaning #ChristianUnderstanding111Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I think about waiting for healing. In English, waiting can feel passive. Like nothing is happening. But in Isaiah 30:18, the Hebrew word kavah is used. It means to bind together, like ropes under tension. Waiting is not empty; it is active and connected. This is familiar when healing is slow. When the body hurts longer than hoped. When prayers for recovery stretch over years. Kavah reminds us: waiting is not doing nothing. It is trusting while staying intertwined with God’s timing. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #WaitingOnGod #Healing #FaithAndAging173Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand feeling invisible. In English, invisible sounds like a superpower. But for many older believers, it feels painful. Psalm 102:2 says, “Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress.” The Hebrew word behind “hide” is khasah. Khasah means to cover intentionally. Not lost. Not forgotten. But quietly unseen. This feeling shows up when years of faithful service go unacknowledged. When your advice is ignored. When you feel overlooked by those you love most. The psalmist doesn’t pretend this is easy. He names it to God. Khasah reminds us: Feeling unseen by people does not mean God has turned away. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #FeelingInvisible #FaithAndAging #ChristianComfort20Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand feeling useless. In English, useless sounds harsh. Like you no longer matter. Like your season is over. But in Psalm 71:9, the psalmist pleads not to be cast off in old age. The Hebrew word behind this fear is ma’as. Ma’as doesn’t mean worthless. It means to be set aside. Still intact, but no longer chosen for use. This feeling is common later in life. When your skills are less requested. When decisions happen without you. When people thank you for what you used to do. The psalmist doesn’t pretend this fear is sinful. He brings it straight to God. Ma’as tells us this: Feeling set aside by people does not mean you’ve been discarded by God. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord30Share
