Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭11 “The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.” Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ This verse says, there are times when it’s good to overlook, to look past that offense, to not let it fester in you and to not confront it with that person, but just to overlook, to bear with that person, to forgive that person in your heart, and then to move on and not hold it against that person. And sometimes this is the wisest route to take, just...

Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭27‬ “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.” Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭27‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I can remember a time in my life when the idea of being a believer basically boiled down to a long laundry list of stuff that I wasn’t supposed to do. The only sense of “Trinity” connected to Christianity was “Thou Shalt Not.” The trouble was lots of that stuff was fun. I didn’t like the idea of God or anyone else telling me what I wasn’t supposed to do. The...

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭15‬ “All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭15‬ ‭NIV‬‬ A wonderful life is a choice, choosing to have a contented and joyful heart. Attitude is far more important than circumstances. Some can be happy in poverty, while others are miserable in prosperity. An evil life filled with trouble, pain, and misery is also a choice. Negative and discontented people choose to let circumstances or foolish feelings...