Every time you speak you either build up or tear down. So be careful with your words. Let your speech be the light of Christ.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll, in this final message on the book of Joshua, reminds us to watch out in times of abundance. For ancient Israel, it wasn’t the sword that brought them victory; it was the mighty hand of God. And it wasn’t an enemy that brought them down; instead, it was their own complacency and apathy.

A marriage is sick if there’s a lack of unity. Allow your partner the freedom to be, and to cultivate the gifts and strengths and abilities God has given him or her.