The music, politician, and devil made me do it. You actually probably had premeditated thoughts. 

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21

These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. 1 Peter 1:7-9

Let Patience have it's perfect work. James 1:4-8

Jesus learned obedience through what he suffered. Hebrews 5:8

Let's Test Knowledge. Here are some scriptures to help to do that:

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. Ecclesiastes 11:5

A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. Proverbs 21:2

But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Proverbs 4:5

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,  neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9

Are you falling victim to the easily offended club? Let's strive to live for Christ while being able to agree to disagree. 

Is your identity in Christ?

Who causes quarrels among you?

People are so focused on multiple streams of income that they are missing that ONE thing that God wants them to focus on. Let's refocus on the One.

What are you carrying that you need to let go of? 

Do we oftentimes scrutinize, gossip or place judgement on those that are in the lime light? Well, here's a different perspective on how we as Christians could approach it.