1 Do not be agitated by evildoers;do not envy those who do wrong.2 For they wither quickly like grassand wilt like tender green plants. (Psalm 37:1-2 CSB) Have you ever watched someone you thought was not a good person flourish? Someone who got by on the backs of others and was only out for their own gain, … Read more

1 God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.I thirst for you;my body faints for youin a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. (Psalm 63:1 CSB) Have you ever been really dehydrated from a long day outside when it was really hot and dry? Remember that burning desire for cool, clear water? … Read more

24 “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock. (Matthew 7:24-25 CSB) We have a choice to … Read more

11 to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business,[a] and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12 so that you may behave properly in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone. (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 CSB) I have sought to live a quiet life, but I think I have lived anything but. … Read more

22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; (Ephesians 4:22-23 NIV) The old self, the old body, the old mind and old way of thinking. How we were prior to coming … Read more