
A Vessel of Good Works
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.—Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.—2 Peter 3:18 (ESV)
Spiritually, we grow when we learn to remove ourselves from the spotlight and shine it on others. By putting others’ needs in the forefront of our thinking, we become less self-conscious and more Christ-conscious.
Lord, help me concentrate on how I can help others.

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.—Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

I have called you by name; you are mine.—Isaiah 43:1 (NLT)

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.—Psalm 22:1–2 (ESV)