VITAL Life Application Devotions

Colossians 3:21 "...Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or fret your children [do not be hard on them or harass them], lest they become discouraged and sullen and morose and feel inferior and frustrated. [Do not break their spirit.]..."   One of the hardest...

Psalm 37:23-24 "...The steps of a [good] man are directed and established by the Lord when He delights in his way [and He busies Himself with his every step]. Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord grasps his hand in support and upholds...

Proverbs 3:5-6 "...Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths..."...

1 Timothy 6:9-10 "...But those who crave to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish (useless, godless) and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction and miserable perishing. For the love of money is a root of all evils; it is...

Galatians 5:17 "...For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the [Holy] Spirit, and the [desires of the] Spirit are opposed to the flesh (godless human nature); for these are antagonistic to each other [continually withstanding and in conflict with each other], so...

Proverbs 28:20 "...A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich [at any cost] shall not go unpunished..."   It always pays off in the end to be faithful. God will honor and bless faithful business dealings, faithful stewardship...

Psalm 145:8 "...The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness..."   Our God is a gracious God. His mercies and loving-kindness are new every day and will not run out. No matter how trying we can be to Him at...