Joy in His promises

Only a follower of Christ can know the assurance, the joy, that come with the promises of the Father. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." When a fellow believer dies we grieve like anyone else, but our distinct response as Christians is not "Goodbye," but "See you soon!"

2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV

^"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."

Battling cacophony

More Word. Fewer words.

"O how I love Your law!
It is my meditation every day.
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever mine.
I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
I understand more than the aged,
Because I have observed Your precepts.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
I have not turned aside from Your ordinanances,
For You Yourself have taught me.
How sweet are Your words to my taste!
Yes, sweeter than honey in my mouth!
From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way."
Psalm 199:97-104

More (of His Word). Fewer (of man's) words.

The LORD is a consuming fire