Psalm 73 (NIV) 1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 Thy have no struggles; thier bodies are healthy and stong. 5 They are free from the burdens coomn to man; thy are not plagues by human ills. 6 Therefore pride is thier necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. 7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity; they evil conceits of thier minds know no limits. 8 They scoff, and speak with malice; in thier arrogance they threaten oppression. 9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and thier tongues take possession of the earth. 10 Therfore thier people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. 11 They say, "How can God know? Does the MOst High have knowlege?" 12 This is what the wicked are like-- always carefree, they increas in wealth. 13 Surely in vain have I kpet my heart pure; in vain have I washed my...

I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man reamins in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you ramin in me and my words remain in you, ask wahtever you wish and it will be given you. 8 This is to my Fahter's glorid, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. (NIV)~John 15:5-8 The past three and a half days have been a complete blur of activity. This is not in a good way. It has been so hectic that I am not three days behind on my 21-day consecration. How sad is that? I mean really. 21 minutes of quiet time so that I can pray and focus on God has been so hard to come by. That basically means that for the last few days my priorities have been way screwed up. I feel it too. I feel it in the way I react to certain situations. I have no patience and I get frustrated so e...