protective measures

Dying to self a little more each day gives the enemy less of your soul to grab onto.

man made

It can be helpful — though humbling — to realize that many of your problems are DIY.

no small thing

“Samuel said, ‘Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of lambs.’” — 1 Samuel 15:22, The Amplified Bible