20 giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of Christ. (Ephesians 5:20-21 CSB) How greatful are we? I mean truly greatful? Knowing that everything comes from the Father? In a world that...

3 Lord, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. (Psalm 141:3 CSB) The mouth can get us into all forms of trouble. Whether it is a careless word or a direct attack, there are all kinds of issues that begin on our...

2 Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains, 4 so that I may make it...

4 Let each person examine his own work, and then he can take pride in himself alone, and not compare himself with someone else. (Galatians 6:4 CSB) As humans we have this natural bent to compare ourselves with others. We look at  others lives or others as individuals and begin...

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has[a] come! (2 Corinthians 5:17 CSB) Advertisements assail us daily to buy the newest or improved items. All of which immediately begin to age and become old and obsolete...