8 You have set my feet in a spacious place. (Psalm 31:8b CSB) God will, at times, put us in either a place where we are very contained or a spacious place. Now, I am not talking about actual physical space. I believe God contains us when we need less...

9 For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,[a]10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good...

2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips. (Proverbs 27:2 CSB) 24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb:sweet to the taste[a] and health to the body.[b] (Proverbs 16:24 CSB) When we edify another with praise, or are edified ourselves, there is a lift to...

8 A wise heart accepts commands… 17 The one who follows instruction is on the path to life… (Proverbs 8a & 17a CSB) Hearing criticism can be hard. Heeding it can be even harder. However, how can we ever know if we are on the right path if we never...

24 “No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. (Matthew 6:24 CSB) Let’s be fair, it is pretty hard to get by in this old...