One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 12:26 We should expect evil people to be a bad influence and Christian friends to be a good influence, even encouraging. The concern of this post is those times when the righteous are…
Read MoreIn the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. Proverbs 14:26 Kids can be a real inconvenience when: all we want to do is get a job done. we want to read in peace. we want to get in and out of a store at…
Read MoreThere is no easing your hurt; your wound is grievous. All who hear the news about you clap their hands over you. For upon whom has not come your unceasing evil? Nahum 3:19 Nahum is clear that God’s judgment on Nineveh would not be reversible (Nahum 1:8, 14). They have had their warnings.…
Read MoreBut as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Micah 7:7 I often pray for God to reveal something: Truth about a situation Direction for something I want to do Truth about her situation, to someone I am…
Read MoreBut the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 Changing our thinking is hard. Often, it is a drawn-out process. We have to become convinced, persuaded by good reasoning, that it is worth changing a stance, especially if…
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