12 I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again. (1 Kings 3:12 CSB) Do you realize how unique you are? There has never been anyone like...
Hundredfold
23 And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. (Matthew 13:23 NIV) When planting anything there must be fertile ground...
Self-Control
12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, (Titus 2:12 NIV) We do not tend toward being self-controlled creatures. We live in a world where passions are indulged and celebrated. Where “No” is a...
The Other Cheek
23 when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. (1 Peter 2:23 CSB) It is difficult, often seemingly impossible, to turn the other cheek. To allow the insults and negativity to simply...
Evil for Evil
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. (Romans 12:17 CSB) Rarely does anger and retribution work well. When we take things into our own hands we are on the path to destruction ourselves. There is a place for...