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It is the greatest feeling ever to be loved, and the worst ever to not be loved. But loved or not loved, we still have a responsibility to love. Being loved is great, but it says nothing about us. Whether or not we love says much about us. It’s hard to keep living a loving life when we get hurt, but we must. The whole word can love us, but if we don’t love, it’s all for nothing. Or if no one loves us and we still love, then love rules our life and fruitfulness is our destiny. No one ever said lo …

It takes courage to repent, but it’s the best possible thing we can do for others if we sinned against them. It’s also the best thing to do for ourselves, because if we do not repent, it will destroy our lives. Be careful though about who you repent to. A great rule of thumb is to remember there is personal sin, private sin, and public sin. Personal sin is between ourself and God, and our repentance should be personal. We should repent to God, or to God and very trusted loved ones only. Private …

The only way one bad apple spoils the batch is if we are too afraid to deal with the bad apple. If we love the bad apple, then love will force us to challenge it to change. Making a rule to protect us from what someone did to hurt us results in us treating everyone like they will do the same. It’s a decision to sacrifice everyone else so we won’t get hurt. Fear always looks out for itself without regard for others, and in the process destroys itself. Love looks out for others without regard for …

Truly faithful people are easy to trust. Maybe no one will ever be more faithful than someone who has truly repented for being unfaithful. The question then becomes, how do we know if someone has truly repented? I would suggest to you, it’s not hard to tell. If someone has truly repented for being unfaithful, even the smallest thing that in any way, shape, or form resembles unfaithfulness will scare them to death. They will not only be faithful with the big things, they will also be faithful wit …

The only time we should have confidence in what we are doing is when we have extensive experience in what we are doing, and when we know we are in line with God’s Word. Lacking confidence is not always a bad thing. Often times, it’s a good thing. It’s an indication we need to learn more. In my own life, even in the few areas I have a lot of confidence, I have learned to play dumb. Not to fool anyone, but only so I can learn from them. Sometimes the people who know nothing about the thing you kno …

The whole idea that we should do what we feel is right or go where our emotions lead us is a lie told to destroy us. It’s a lie told so fear can use you for what it wants with no regard for what it will cost you. If I wanted to control and wreck the future of every child in the world, I would tell them to just follow their feelings at all cost. I would tell them to fight for “their” rights instead of fighting for what is right. I would tell them to find a way to justify their feelings. Please, p …

Fighting the devil is a trap! The answer is fighting to live a loving life, or you can say fighting for more Jesus in your life, because He is love. More love (Jesus) equals less devil (I don’t even like saying the word devil). If you have not already, then please read “The Right Fight -How to Live a Loving Life.” I promise I’m not trying to sell books. All I want to do is share the most powerful truths I have ever learned in my life, so they can also set you free. If you can’t afford a copy of …

We must first understand our children are new to this life. They really don’t know how to sort out their feelings with what is right. We shouldn’t tolerate their selfishness but we also need to understand they really don’t know the truth yet. We need to take the time to explain to them how to put themselves in the other persons shoes. We must teach them how to love others as if they were them. If we take the time to help them understand that we want them to live a selfless life for their own sak …

Our first responsibility is always to make sure we are not the ones that need to be changing. If we have the courage to look inside ourselves, we will find we are always in need of change. That said, if someone else is in need of so much change that a relationship depends on it, then we must pray about how long we should wait. We must also love them enough to challenge them to change at all cost. If they really refuse to change and we keep lovingly challenging them, many times they will walk awa …

THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE IS THE HAND THAT RULES THE WORLD. BLESSINGS on the hand of women! Angels guard its strength and grace. In the palace, cottage, hovel, Oh, no matter where the place; Would that never storms assailed it, Rainbows ever gently curled, For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world. Infancy's the tender fountain, Power may with beauty flow, Mothers first to guide the streamlets, From them souls unresting grow— Grow on for the good or evil, Sunshine …