HENRY FORK
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

"We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind." Psalm 64:6 Sometimes, we fail. Sometimes, we get stuck in our sin. Sometimes, we forget that we aren't going to be perfect. Life is messy, and that's ok. The psalmist writes that, regardless of our shortcomings, God is in charge. He is the creator. He is the potter and we are the

We can't be led astray from what we know to be true... but what is truth? Often, we simply overcomplicate our definitions of everything. God is truth. God is love. God is forever. God is. That's it. #2Timothy214

Yeah, I'm just gonna let this one sink in for a minute... ...half the time, I'm not even sure what's going to come out of my mouth. God knows our hearts, our thoughts, and everything in between. He's not surprised by what we say (or think)! He loves us and chooses us anyway. And that, my friends, will always be enough. #Psalm1394

God knows everything about us; not just the parts of us that we share with others or even just the parts of us that we're willing to accept. He knows every intimate detail. He knows our ins and our outs, our desires and weaknesses, the things we're proud of... and the things we're ashamed of. God knows us. And God loves us anyway. We're humans. Even the best of us aren't that great! We're full of selfish desires and inner struggles. Many of us are excellent at "putting up a f

Keep God involved in your life. Make God your guide. Listen to His wisdom and ask for His guidance. If we involve Him in every aspect of our lives, from the mundane detail to the perplexing problem, He will not only take care of us, but He will do it in the most perfect way possible. God doesn’t desire us to fail: He wants us to succeed by working with us. #Psalm375

What are God's desires? Take delight... Pursue joy... Be Happy... Seek fulfillment... Find pleasure... not in the meaningless things the world offers, but in our relationship with God and the perfection that He is working in our lives. It seems an obviously simple instruction, but this command is much deeper than it appears. By aligning our passions with His, His desires become our desires, and vice versa. We are able to do infinitely more than we could ever accomplish on our

Isaiah doesn't say we *might* have peace- he says we WILL have peace. There's no question or doubt. True peace is ours and it can only be obtained through a relationship with Jesus. Pure and simple. Us humans always overcomplicate everything. By having faith that Jesus is the Son of God and our Savior, we can have peace - inner tranquility, calmness, peace of mind - in all things. He is responsible for everything good in our lives. #Isaiah2612

Don't just turn from evil, do good. Don't just search for peace, work to maintain said peace. Pretty basic stuff... is that really so difficult? Sometimes, yes. Sometimes we struggle to have the strength to turn from evil. Sometimes we forget to do good. Sometimes peace seems unfathomable. Sometimes we get too distracted to focus on maintaining the peace (and relationship with God) we already have. Jesus knows we're weak... but as soon as we realize we're not following throug

So very few of us have jobs that we love. Even fewer have jobs we love every single day. This verse reminds us of several important things: 1. You don't have to love your job to do a good job. 2. Our attitude while doing a job is really what matters. 3. God is the god of everything, including all the stuff that goes on day-to-day, which means God is the god of all the work we do! He's the big boss. The head honcho. The big cheese... 4. Everything has a reason when God is invo