A high-quality life starts with a high-quality you! Don’t rush trying to frantically catch up or make up for what you didn’t do in the past. This kind of frenetic rushing and hopeless browbeating keeps you tied to the past and feeling bad about yourself. Get a fresh start on this process by being gentle with yourself. Set aside some time to reflect on all you’ve done right.
-Cheryl Richardson

For those who try to hurt you

Isaiah 54:17New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁷ No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

 

Psalm 35 New King James Version (NKJV)

The Lord the Avenger of His People

A Psalm of David.

35 Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
² Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help.
³ Also draw out the spear, And stop those who pursue me.  Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

⁴ Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt.
⁵ Let them be like chaff before the wind, And let the angel^[a] of the Lord chase them.
⁶ Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the Lord pursue them.
⁷ For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life.
⁸ Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.

⁹ And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.
¹⁰ All my bones shall say, “Lord, who is like You,