Besides re-arming myself with joy, I need to know the holes in my defenses, the places where I'm vulnerable and where the enemy has successfully attacked me before.

Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors.

Joy explodes throughout the book of Psalms like fireworks, and is the most potent anti-missile defense system there is.

[God] wants us to work with Him, honey. Not for Him.

That's absurd," I said with a little laugh. "Nobody can read too much. That's like saying someone breathes too much.

Besides re-arming myself with joy, I need to know the holes in my defenses, the places where I'm vulnerable and where the enemy has successfully attacked me before.

You pray. And you allow the Lord to be your strength. Remember the Lord doesn't give you strength. He is your strength.