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A person’s heart plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps. Proverbs 16:19 CSB You’ve probably heard it said that man plans, and God laughs. Have you ever laid out some excellent plans for something, only to face obstacles at every turn? Or maybe you have followed through with your plans only to…
Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned to his home in Jerusalem in peace. Then Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the LORD’s wrath is on you.” 2Chronicles 19:1-2 HCSB King…
Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Don’t stifle the Spirit. Don’t despise prophecies, but test all things. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 HCSB Here Paul tells us to give thanks in…
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 HCSB When you work in law enforcement, you often find yourself shaking your head wondering what someone was thinking. There have…
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 ESV Today we see a lot of mean hearted people. People are angry and hurt. We live in a cruel word that will crush you if you aren’t careful. We will all experience things like betrayal. We may be…
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30…
Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:12-13 NKJV When we use the phrase, “With all my heart,” it implies that we are committed till…
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ESV According to an article by Eva Krockow, Ph.D. in Psychology Today, the average person makes about 35,000 choices a day. This is based on someone sleeping 7 hours…
If I speak human or angelic languages but do not have love, I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all the mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith so that I can move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.…
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 ESV The Bible has a lot to say about how we treat others, sometimes referred to as our neighbors or one another. We need to really pay attention to this. Even as Christians, we sometimes forget…