Notice in v6-7 how thinking of God carried David through the insomnia, and enabled him to sing while

But notice the two actions that precede the word encourage in v2.

Notice that throughout this psalm, David doesn't call you to deny the reality that you see around you

Notice how Jesus differentiates you as His disciple.

Even if the theft is something small and no one around will notice, God does.

The contrast is much more noticeable in the Greek.

Maybe you've noticed in our Bible reading plan over the years that we give a massive amount of attention

It's a very disconcerting feeling to suddenly realize the gravity of the situation when I finally notice

It's important to notice here in the second chapter of Genesis that the fall into sin has not yet occured

Notice how Paul doesn't leave any middle ground: you're always choosing one or the other, and the two