“Better is a dish of vegetables where love is than a fattened ox served with hatred.” (Proverbs 15:17) The right people are the best seasoning to the meal.  If you have people in your life who love you, count yourself blessed. And the power of family dinner should not be underestimated. Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites

“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalm 46:10) Cease striving is a fancy way of saying ‘stop fighting’.  Christians have one goal:  exalt God here on earth.  If the fight you are having right now isn’t doing that,

“Let your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let Your godly ones rejoice in what is good.” (2 Chronicles 6:41) Christians are God’s royal priesthood (see 1 Peter 2:9).  If the Old Testament priests were to be clothed with salvation and to rejoice in what is good, how much more so

“that Your eye may be open toward this house day and night, toward the place of which You have said that You would put Your name there, to listen to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place.” (2 Chronicles 6:20) Solomon trained the people to pray facing the temple because it

“O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no god like You in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart.” (2 Chronicles 6:14) It is hard to reach adulthood without learning the lesson of guarding your heart.  Most adults have felt

“The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy.” (Proverbs 14:10) The reason we feel misunderstood and unheard by others is because nobody ever completely understands anyone else.  Our loved ones try, just like we try with them, but language, perception, and personal bias will always leave a gap