The teacher of the law asked, "Who is my neighbor?" This is a good and very legitimate question. It is one that we each should be asking as well, but I want to flip it for a second. "Who is the G...
Even in David's lowest and hardest times he calls on God for He is a great tower of refuge for his soul.
I know that I should be thankful for what I have. Gratitude is important, but it's a struggle to embody it fully.
The tongue is a powerful thing, and we should pay attention to what we are saying.
He comforted me with the fact that He guides us in taking away our evil desires and replacing them with His own will.
I am more than willing to obey God even to the point of death. Just so long as it is my death. If God said that my opedience to him would be the result of someone else? I don't know.
We are all hoping that '21 will be a better year than '20. The scary thing is, as low as that bar might be, there is no guarantee that it will be.
It wouldn't be worthy of respect if I could kick the dog without fear of retaliation. In the same way, when we do evil or dishonor God, of course there will be consequences. The power and goodnes...
I am so glad that the Bible does not look at the people in it with rose-colored glasses. The fact that they are flawed and yet forgiven means that I can be too.
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Everything he risked… Everything he suffered… If God wanted to simply pour it out on the ground to make a little mud, that would have been fine with him.