GRACEFUL

Psalms 141:3 NIV “Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.” I often struggle with anger, and when I’m angry, I tend to say hurtful things in retaliation. That’s why this verse speaks to me personally. We, and especially I, need to ask God to place a guard…

My friend Eve shared a powerful allegory with me. She said, “If you have tomatoes stored in your kitchen and they go bad, do you get angry at the tomatoes or blame the world because they’ve rotted? Do you say the person who sold you the tomatoes gave you bad ones, or that the tomatoes…

Malachi 2:13-15 MSG “And here’s a second offense: You fill the place of worship with your whining and sniveling because you don’t get what you want from God. Do you know why? Simple. Because God was there as a witness when you spoke your marriage vows to your young bride, and now you’ve broken those…

Luke 1:5-7 (NIV) states: “In the time of Herod king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. But they…

Ephesians 5:25 (ESV) says, “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” This verse calls husbands to love their wives in the same way that Christ loved the church. The phrase “gave himself up for her” refers to the ultimate sacrifice Christ made by laying down His life…