Hey kids, you like these grapes? They are a gift from God, so let’s thank Him for His provision. And let’s share some with the neighbors, because some pests killed their vines. Hey, we get to plant the new crop of wheat today. Let’s ask God to show us the best way to care for the soil and the seeds, because He loves His creation.

God requires us to have faith, to love, and to endure suffering. These three should be enough to keep us delightfully busy. We should deal with everything else as it comes along and let God worry about how it all turns out. If we don’t want to listen to what God says in his Word, he punishes us by simply letting us torment ourselves for no good rea