https://randyobrien50.com/2026/09/10/the-overwhelming-importance-of-humility-and-not-excessive-pride-in-the-life-of-a-believer/SCRIP-BITSen2026-09-10T18:59:32+00:00The Overwhelming Importance of Humility and not Excessive Pride in the Life of a Believer!holy spirit, faith, LOVE, thanks to God, christianity, mercy, wisdom, curse, salvation, truth, Jesus Christ, Christians, good health, self-control, courage, favour, the BIBLE, self-discipline, climate change, divine protection, if the Lord will, talent, in these things I delight, I am the Lord, the righteousness of God, Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, the measure of faith, think soberly, clear direction for my life, creativity, a great family, good friends, a compassionate heart, a positive outlook on life, negative word, God's supernatural wisdom, ye ought to say, what is your life, evil continually, God resisteth the proud, it is even a vapour, the penultimate day of our work week, buy and sell and get gain, to him that knoweth to do good, let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the rich man glory in his riches, let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, the true source of wisdom - the Lord Himself, and doeth it not to him it is sin, be clothed with humility, neither let the mighty man glory in his strength, as God hath dealt to every man, ye know not what shall be on the morrow, all such rejoicing is evil, the exercise of spiritual gifts, the spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy, today or tomorrow, continue there a year, that appeareth for a little time then vanisheth away, we shall live and do this or that, pride goeth before destruction, God saw that the wickedness of man was great, we will go into such a city, ye rejoice in your boasting, come to know and love christ like we do, use those blessings to help others, the scripture saith in vain, every imagination of the thoughts of his heart, all of you be subject one to another, an haughty spirit before a fall, prideful boasting, better it is to be of humble spirit with the lowly, exercise lovingkindness judgement and righteousness in the earth, lamented the folly of his faithless people, true covenant loyalty, the consistent application of justice for all, the maintenance of what is right in the sight of the Lord, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, properly using our different God-given gifts, cause the believer to conduct himself with humility, God giveth more grace unto the humble, God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble, be humble and receive oodles of grace, boast and be detested by Godhttps://randyobrien50.com/2026/09/09/the-overwhelming-importance-of-rest-and-relaxation-from-the-crazy-pace-of-our-world/SCRIP-BITSen2026-09-09T20:23:54+00:00The Overwhelming Importance of Rest and Relaxation from the Crazy Pace of Our World!holy spirit, faith, LOVE, christianity, mercy, wisdom, salvation, truth, Jesus Christ, Christians, thank God, social media, the BIBLE, words of wisdom, in the morning, Thank You God, halfway home, One Year Book of Bible promises, they were as sheep not having a shepherd, he began to teach them many things, Wednesday Wail, to a glorious future with Jesus, come aside into a deserted place, Moments of Leisure, peaceful solitude, there's no glory in a rat race, cuts through the confusion, calms my inner muddle, plan more wisely, more loving, accept with calmness, the multiple demands imposed upon me, they had no leisure, so much as to eat, writings by Ruth Harms Calkin, so glad to be alive, hands on the plough, not looking back, more patient, come ye yourselves apart, rest a while, legitimately snatch, here and there, without apologizing, rising up a great while before day, second wind day, the miracle of the five loaves and two fishes, our wonderful position in Christ Jesus, endure to the end with Jesus, a more glorious future than we can ask or imagine, on a late bus, the breath of life is still flowing through one's body, eyes fixed staight ahead, to pick up a few things, overruled my flesh, mastering my flesh, thank you for the moments of lesiure, thank you for assuring me, I needn't condemn, spend time reading or resting, shopping just for fun, thank you for convincing me, an hour or two away from it all, without a driving sense of urgency I think more clearly, more understanding with my family, for the certain knowledge, Jesus went apart from the crowd to rest, Jesus always obeyed the Father, So must I, take an occasional break, rest and relax, do something that calms your spirit, turns it topsy turvy, people don't have time to think, no time to make wise decisions, Satan is driving the world at such a fast pace, it's all about rushing, now for now stuff, with the increase in technology, things will only get worse, best example of rest and relaxation is Jesus, many were coming and going, departed into a desert place privately, a blessing in disguise, the crowd followed Jesus, when Jesus saw the multitude, filled with compassion towards them, Jesus departed into a solitary place to pray, solitary time in a quiet place is essential, to keep our marbles, the tumult and confusin of our world, take time to rest, get away from the multitudes and the noise, reinvigorate and re-energize our our souls bodies and minds, buried deep in our hearts, not, the human body is not a machine, constantly on the go, take breaks from the rat race