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He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.  

Ecclesiastes 11:4

Speak It and Believe It

But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows:  “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’  (that is, to bring Christ down), or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’  (that is to bring Christ up from the dead.”

But what does it say?  “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” –that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. 

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.”

Romans 10:8-11

Trouble? Go To God

The Lord is good,

A stronghold in the day of trouble,

And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

Nahum 1:7

Not Tripped Up, Held Up

For He will give His angels charge concerning you,

To guard you in all your ways.

They will bear you up in their hands,

That you do not strike your foot against a stone.

Psalm 91:11-12

Be All We Can Be

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.  If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:25

These characteristics are big goals.  Our human nature causes us to respond to the grating of everyday aggravations with irritability and grouchiness.   

Yet, here we are given what we are to aspire to – love, joy, peace and the rest, all of which roundly defeat our natural tendencies to be angry. 

And, how do we do this?  We do this through prayer, reading the Bible and most of all through the grace of God.

God did not create us to be miserable, angry people.   God created us to be filled with love and joy.  Let us work to be all we can be with God’s help.