We all love the victory of the walls coming down in Jericho. What preceded the victory was obedience. Simple, quiet obedience. Nothing fancy. Nothing spectacular. Just simply walking out what God said to do. That's it. quiet, faithful plodding. Day in and day out faithfulness. God brought about a miracle through ordinary obedience. The same is true for us. Great victories come on the heels of faithfully walking out God's word in our lives. No covert strategies, just overt obedience in the seen and unseen. Some days don't look or sound like much. They sure were not for Israel. It took maybe two to three hours on each of the six days to walk silently around Jericho. On the seventh day between seven to nine hours depending on rest stops. Israel chose to do exactly what God said and when they did. God brought their enemies to their knees.

All of us deal with anger from time to time. Right now, in society anger, rage and being incensed is at an all-time high. It some circles it is even in fashion. Something is always setting people off. It is ok to be angry at times, but it is not supposed to be our default setting. The Bible says that in our anger we are not to sin. So, anger in itself is not sinful. It becomes sinful when we allow anger to give us permission to act, speak and behave in ways that are out of character for the child of God. In this podcast we will explore how to deal with the things that set us off, aggravate us and make us made.

One of life's hardest lessons to learn and accept is that life is unfair. We have all seen things happen to people who certainly didn't deserve what went on in their lives. I am sure that many of us have had things go on that were not fair in the least. Things people did or said, the way some things sorted themselves out can seem like the cards are not in our favor. I came across a quote that said - "God is Good, life is unfair. Don't confuse those two truths". That is one of the most powerful pieces of advice that I have ever heard. If we are honest, it is easy to get turned upside down. In the confusion of unfairness, we tend to lose sight of the overwhelming fact that God is good. I think our discussion time this week will be valuable. Thank you for being a part of the podcast.