Photo by Julia Taubitz on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin My dishonor is continually before me, And the shame of my face has covered me, Psalm 44:15 What could be the single most useful negative emotion, or the biggest roadblock to…

Photo by pure julia on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5           The Bible tells us in John 1 that Jesus is the Word of God and is God. When…

By Mike Chaffin For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. James 3:16           Selfishness is a vice but becomes sin when turned toward one’s own gain to the detriment of others.…

By Mike Chaffin You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, Psalm 30:11           Gladness will dispel sadness when we look to the Lord. Years ago, I was…

By Mike Chaffin Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him. Psalm 32:10           This week we tackle an emotion that has several sides, sadness. It is not a sin…

Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness…. 5 For this very reason,…

Photo by Andre Hunter on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. Proverbs 10:18         Hatred is a most destructive vice. It is poisonous to anyone it touches, and an especially…

Photo by Emmanuel Phaeton on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 3:3           The cure for apathy is love and there…

Photo by Peter Conrad on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4:17         James hits the nail on the head with the definition…

Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise…

Photo by Elyas Pasban on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. Psalm 31:9                Grief is a many faceted emotion.…

Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5…

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; Philippians 4:6           When we think of anxiety,…

Photo by Ronak Valobobhai on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23           Hope is the soap that washes worry away. God isn’t a liar. He…

Photo by Massimiliano Sarno on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Luke 12:22          …

Photo by Rachel McDermott on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided. Proverbs 16:6 We disclosed fear’s three-fold ways of keeping us from a relationship with…

Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes. Psalm 36:1           Fear isn’t always considered…

Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly…

Photo by Pete Alexopoulos on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning. Psalm 64:6           The psalmist talks about wicked people who use deceit…

Photo by Ben White on unsplash.com By Mike Chaffin And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. 2 John 1:6          …