Insight for Living Canada - LifeTrac Podcast Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living Canada

Proverbs 17:22 When things don’t go our way it’s tempting to get angry. A better ways is to laugh it off. When you choose to smile in the midst of chaos you’re choosing to rise above your circumstances.

Luke 12:35-36 As hard as it is to imagine one day we will meet Jesus. And we need to be ready.

Romans 12:4-5 It’s easy to compare ourselves to others—but there’s no reason to! God made each of us unique and to Him we are works of art.

Deuteronomy 31:6 What makes someone a hero? Often they’re ordinary people who are able to rise above their circumstances.

Romans 3:22-24 If salvation was based on works we’d never know when our good works outweighed our bad works. And we’d never know when we were good enough. We’re saved by grace, and there’s nothing we can do to earn God’s favour. That’s why it’s a gift.

Ephesians 4:32 Chuck Swindoll has four suggestions to help us avoid feeling offended and they’re all rooted in the same concept. By shifting our perspective from horizontal (focusing on ourselves) to the vertical (focusing on God) we also avoid bitterness.