13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Matthew 7:13-14 NIV) Life can...

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world rather than on Christ. (Colossians 2:8 NIV) To become captive or captivated by fine speech or those who would lead us down the...

8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. 9 Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not...

Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps. (Jeremiah 10:23 NIV) We want to feel in control, but in reality, control is a very tenuous thing. There are far too many factors that can influence our feelings of and...

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12 NIV) We are each allotted a given number of days on this earth; and those can seem far to few or far too many. Counting the time so that we might make the most...