π Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. π
Those who earnestly seek the Lord will be satisfied and filled with unassailable joy.
π Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. π
In difficult situations, ask God to guard your thoughts, emotions, and words.
π But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. π
A calm response is a reflection of Christ and something that builds othersβ trust in us.
π The LORD God said, βIt is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.β π
Trials reveal what we really believe and give us the opportunity to deepen our faith.
π The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. π
Though we would rather skip life’s hardships, God has a good reason for allowing them.