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"A man's wisdom gives him patience, it is to his glory to overlook an offense."  Proverbs 19:11 "Ouch!", I said to myself.  The words that were being spoken were not only disrespectful, they were false, insulting and demeaning.  I just kept reminding myself of the truth that God is my Defender.  Any attempt on my part to fight for me would have expressed that I thought I was the big deal.  The Lord reminded me very clearly in that moment that it was not about me.  So, I kept still and watched God do what only he could do. We humans tend to operate from a fundamentally self-centered perspective.  The writer of the verse for the day nailed squarely on the head two symptoms of the self-focused life: impatience and defensiveness.  From a Biblical perspective, there are two things that are true of those who move away from these normal reactions. They are wise. They are esteemed in the eyes of others. Today, you will be tested. Opportunities to be...

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? (Romans 8:35 NIV) How much do you think God really loves us? It is really difficult to wrap our minds around the question. He, first, created us. He sent Jesus to die for us. He, then, has invited us into his family, if we'll only come to him in faith. He loves us more than we deserve. The Apostle Paul, who wrote the verse above, endured so much persecution for the gospel. He was beaten, shipwrecked, abandoned, snake-bitten, mocked, put in prison, and ultimately decapitated. So if he can know that God still loved him, even in all his hardships, so should we. Nothing can separate us from God's love for us. It goes beyond circumstance.