Studying the Bible
Sometimes when people try to help, they just make things worse. But God never messes up or hurts innocent people in His efforts. His plans are perfect and they always accomplish what He intends....
Do you take joy in the defeat or pain of those who have hurt you? Do you respect God’s choices and timing? Do you trust Him to raise and remove the leaders He chooses, in the time and manner He ...
Do you look to God for answers, understanding, or for fulfillment of your needs and wants? Or do you turn to other things? Do you seek to please Him first? Or do you first seek to take care of y...
Sometimes, when things aren’t quickly resolved in our own lives and the trials seem to linger on, we may be tempted to think that God has deserted us and turn away from Him. But, if we will rema...
It is hard not to defend ourselves or be mean to people who are being mean to us. But if we will treat them the way we want to be treated and do what is right, then God will fight for us.
God wants to fight for us, but we must yield to Him. When we take matters into our own hands, we are taking them out of God’s hands. Be attentive to His delays and listen to His reasonings. Alig...
It’s hard to be the bigger person. It takes strength and humility and often the other person does not deserve our forgiveness, mercy, or kindness. But we aren’t doing it for them. We are doing i...
Sometimes we hold on to things so tightly that we forget who gave them to us and why. When we hold on too tightly, we risk losing everything. We must learn to give up control and entrust our liv...
It can be hard to choose justice over the person we love. But Saul’s children chose David over their father because David was innocent and their father was the one in the wrong. Even though they...
Sometimes we know what we should do, but we let our emotions get the better of us, and we sin. We may be able to control ourselves for a while. But willpower alone probably won’t be enough to ke...