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Responding to the low blow

The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil. -Proverbs 15:28 (NKJV) You know the feeling when someone’s gone…

Controlling the universe?

To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue. Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he…

Worry is desire for control

The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still. -Exodus 14:14 (NIV) Children have a way of asking you questions that force you to boil…

Fruit out on a limb

You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad…

Ways to give (and not to give) to the needy

Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. -‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭15:10‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) He who oppresses the poor reproaches…

Build fences, not walls

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly…

The seemingly endless wait

Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. -Psalm 27:14 (NIV) I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in…

Be careful what you wish for

And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have…

Bad sequels: The seeds of future problems

They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them, But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works; They served their idols, Which…

Look past the corner, not at it

“God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh.” -Luke‬ ‭6:21‬ ‭(NLT)…