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“Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude” Psalms‬ ‭4:4‬  ‭Sometimes staying silent is the best thing we can do. When we stay quiet around others we are letting God speak instead. It's easy to speak out with anger and frustration, what is more difficult is staying quiet and letting God take care of what you can't. You don't always have to speak with your anger, you can choose to let God talk for you. Not everything in life needs to be answered, sometimes you just need to sit back and let God work in your life and that be enough of an answer. Today, let God speak. Stay silent. Here are some verses to reflect on today. “A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.” Proverbs‬ ‭17:27‬ ‭ “But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come f...

“Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians‬ ‭4:7‬ ‭ I had a moment today where I was really stressed out, I just felt like I had to sit down to think. In that moment I found myself praying for His peace that passes all of our understanding. Without thinking the first thing I done was pray. I was so proud of myself. I am guilty myself of turning to my phone when I am stressed and need my mind off circumstances. What we should do is ask the peacemaker for peace. See His peace is a peace that we cannot find anywhere else, and when He gives it to us it isn't something that we can explain. It's the same peace Jesus had on the boat when the storm was coming, yet He took a nap. Situations no longer have control, we have peace instead. His peace isn't something that can be explained but rather felt and never understood how it works. Today, ask God for peace in ...

“But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!” Matthew‬ ‭5:44‬ ‭ It's easy to pray for those who are good to you, what is difficult is to pray for someone who mistreats you. Being a good person bins praying for the people you care about, it's also praying for the stranger that was rude to you, praying for the person who hurt your feelings, praying for the ones who talked bad about you. It's praying for those who are difficult knowing that is what God has called us to do. It's praying for the difficult ones not the ones that are always good to us. Don't get me wrong, we need to pray for those who love, care and are good to us. We also need to pray for those who aren't,  Today, pray for everyone! Being kind to others matters, and praying even when they don't know you are matters even more. Here are some verses to reflect on today. “Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.” Luke‬ ‭6:28‬ ‭ “Bless those who persecute you. Don’t c...

“If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”” Esther‬ ‭4:14‬ ‭  Whatever is in your mind that is causing you to worry at this exact moment know that God has already taken care of it. There is no need to sit and worry over something that God handled long before you even thought about it. He knew that it would come to this, He also knew He would create a way out for you. I think of the story of Esther, before Esther knew she would be chosen to be a queen God had prepared Her. Before the threat of the Jews God placed Esther in the Palace. He knew that your situations would come to this and He has created a way out for you. Today, don't worry instead sit back and trust God fully! Here are some verses to reflect on today.  “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not fo...

“Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will be blessed.” Deuteronomy‬ ‭28:6‬ ‭ You've gotta walk, talk, move, and act like you're blessed. God has blessed us each in so many ways some different than others. At the end of the day we should shout the goodness of God to everyone. We should act like we are blessed and show everyone what God has done for us. You need to be open about your faith you never know the impact on someone else you can make just be being grateful for what God has done for you. Today, walk, talk, move and act like you are blessed everywhere you go. Knowing that someone could see how you are and be open to others about it. Here are some verses to reflect on today. “You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.”” Luke‬ ‭1:45‬ ‭ ““But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭17:7‬ ‭ “Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who belie...

“Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.” Galatians‬ ‭1:10‬  ‭Peoples approval amounts to nothing in this world, but God's approval amounts to everything. God doesn't care what anyone has to say about you. He doesn't ask for a resume, what anyone else thinks of you, or what they have said about you. Instead He cares about what you think of Him, and what He thinks about you. No one else in the world can change God's mind about you. One of the greatest things about God is He sees everything, even what we don't see about ourselves. We don't have to worry about what anyone says, we have to worry about what God says. Today, let go of the approval of others, and let God be the only approval that matters. Here are some verses to reflect on today. “But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭11:19...