Rivers of Living Water Church Virginia Beach

05/31/2026

To give, please go to http://riversvb.org/online_giving.php
Or you can write to us at Rivers of Living Water Church
1001 Indian Lakes Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

05/27/2026

Happy Wednesday Evening,
Pastor Jim and Sister Beverly are out of town this evening, so we will not be streaming tonight. Instead, we will be playing the following video in the sanctuary and we invite you to join us in watching Pt. 1 - The Purpose Of Man (The Fear Of The Lord) from Faith Life Church - Keith Moore (https://youtu.be/cJkx6TN6hE8?si=3iu9cL3S7ckZFuzB)

05/10/2026

To give, please go to http://riversvb.org/online_giving.php
Or you can write to us at Rivers of Living Water Church
1001 Indian Lakes Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

05/08/2026

When you're activated, your stress chemistry is making your decisions for you.
That's why so many people regret texts they sent at 11pm, words they said mid-argument, or yes's they gave when the answer should have been no. Reactivity was choosing on their behalf the whole time.

The fastest way to access the part of your mind that thinks clearly is through your breath. The body and mind are two sides of the same conversation. Slow the body and the mind follows.

✅ Try a simple physiological sigh next time you feel pressure rising. Two quick inhales through the nose, one in then a second shorter one to fully fill your lungs. Then one long, slow exhale through the mouth. Do it three times. By breath three, the chemistry has already started shifting. By breath five, your prefrontal cortex is back in charge.

Decisions made from steadiness age better than decisions made from urgency. Every single time.

Save this. Send it to anyone making a big call this week.

05/05/2026

Simplest definition of faith is to act like the Bible is true!

05/05/2026

Get a grip on your lip!

05/05/2026

Great insight

Great quote from 🔥 And the science proves it!

You keep getting disappointed by the same person because you keep expecting them to think the way you would have.

They didn't text back when you would have. They didn't show up when you would have. They didn't apologize the way you would have. The math has been wrong from the start. You've been doing it with someone else's variables.

Every person's mind is running on a pattern history that's entirely their own. Their values, their priorities, their threat scans, their emotional defaults. None of it overlaps with yours by default. Your mind assumes everyone else processes the way you do. That assumption is where most of your hurt has been built.

People are going to handle things with their own heart, their own values, their own pattern. The relief is in seeing them clearly enough to stop being shocked.

This week, when someone disappoints you, ask yourself one question. Did I expect them to behave the way I would have, or the way they always have? That answer tells you everything about who you're actually in relationship with.

This one's worth a forward to anyone who keeps getting hit by the same surprise. 👇

05/04/2026

Sage wisdom

A financial loss can be recovered. Time spent on the wrong person, in the wrong room, on the wrong version of your life, cannot.

The people you invest in shape your non-conscious mind. Your thought patterns, your emotional defaults, your sense of what’s possible. Choose that carefully. ✍️

💡 Try this: after spending time with someone, check in with your body. Do you feel energized or depleted? Your non-conscious mind already knows the answer before your conscious mind catches up.

Forward this to the friend who keeps giving their best hours away. 👇