Meditations on "Anger"

Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

Gossip shows up in our lives in many forms. God hates them all because He knows how harmful destructive words are to our dignity and our relationships.

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

When King David did an inventory of his heart he exposed murder and adultery and lying and self-righteous pride.

We might consider that we’ve entered into recovery when we stop using our substance of choice or quit the destructive habit that has contributed to our destructive way of life.

As we noted yesterday, from Adam and Eve all through the generations to the generation alive today, people have lived in an environment where good and evil are mixed.

The third way we face vulnerability is in our longing for approval of others.

Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?

In every circumstance, God gives us the power of the Holy Spirit to make the right choice.

As we have established God is faithful to us. God has also given us many practical commands for faithfulness in our service to others including our spouse, strangers, prisoners, and those who are suffering.

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it.

God knows that it is easy for us to fall into fear.