15 My son, if your heart is wise,    my heart too will be glad. (Proverbs 23:15 ESV) I questioned this scripture at first. I know I should not have, but it seems like the more I knew the more disheartened I became in this world. There in lies the issue. The...

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,    and renew a right[a] spirit within me.11 Cast me not away from your presence,    and take not your Holy Spirit from me.12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,    and uphold me with a willing spirit. (Psalm 51:10-12 ESV) This little three verse segment of scripture is one that...

19 God is not man, that he should lie,    or a son of man, that he should change his mind.Has he said, and will he not do it?    Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? (Number 23:19 ESV) It can be very easy to think of God in human...

1 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,    and those who love it will eat its fruits. (Proverbs 18:1 ESV) If you have ever known anyone who battles anxiety or depression you may have had a front seat to seeing the power of words. It is very easy...

1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;    my eyes are not raised too high;I do not occupy myself with things    too great and too marvelous for me.2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,    like a weaned child with its mother;    like a weaned child is my soul within me. (Psalm 131:1-2 ESV) After the hustle and bustle...