Ask God to show you His plans, not bless your dreams
Whatever you love most, be it sports, pleasure, business or God, that is your god!
The Bible's emphasis is on the good treatment of animals, and not just the forbidding of cruel treatment.
Do you want to trust your life in God's pocket or keep it in your own?
The motive of grace is the infinite, compassionate love of a merciful God, but the work of grace was the death of Christ on the cross.
If people are kicking you in the behind, at least you're in front of them.