Does God bless us by giving us everything we think we should have, even if it’s bad for us? Does God bless us by always letting us have our way — whether it’s the best way for us, or not? Does God bless us by letting us get away with self-destructive behavior? Does God bless […]

(Or, any relationship.) JOHN 13:17 KJV 17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. Be thankful. It all starts with attitude. If you don’t stay on the positive side, failure is inevitable. You cannot have a happy marriage without happy people. Have you noticed that unthankful people are never happy?

MATTHEW 28:5-6 NKJ 5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Jesus Christ’s resurrection is either the supreme fact

1 CHRONICLES 16:31 NET 31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the nations say, ‘The LORD reigns!’ There is plenty to be unhappy about on earth. But we can always be happy about the Lord and what He has done for us. We don’t have to continually focus on the bad

HOSEA 2:19-20 NLT 19 I will make you my wife forever, showing you righteousness and justice, unfailing love and compassion. 20 I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as the LORD. Sometimes God illustrates His relationship with His people by using the human relationship of marriage,

1 PETER 5:8-9a NLT 8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. The devil is your enemy. His forces are the ones causing you trouble. (And their main target

LUKE 10:19 NKJ 19 “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. If you will accept it and believe it, here is a promise of Jesus that will protect you from everything harmful. The choice

Tithe means tenth. So tithing is giving ten percent to God. In Malachi 3:9 God told Israel they were under a curse. It was because of their disobedience. Their covenant with God required them to obey the Law of God, which included tithing, in order to enjoy God’s blessings and be free from the curse.

ROMANS 6:23 NKJ 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Eternal life, or everlasting life, is more than living forever. Eternal life is the life of God, the Eternal One. The Greek word “aionios” is usually translated as eternal or everlasting

1 CORINTHIANS 8:2 NIV 2 The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. 1 CORINTHIANS 8:2 LB 2 If anyone thinks he knows all the answers, he is just showing his ignorance. A problem we have is that we don’t know what we don’t know. (Certainly, we