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Hope in the truth is a strategy. It’s a strategy worth fighting for. That said, we can’t just hope in anything. God’s Word teaches us to hope in the truth. Our hope is in Jesus, and when we trust in Him and fight to live a loving life, we can trust our hope more than our feelings. Hebrews 6:17-20, “Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, He confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it …

Missing God doesn’t derail our life. Because of Jesus, repentance can have us right back on track quickly. It may take us longer to get there from where we are, and it may be a harder road to travel, but God will use it all for our good if we love Him and are willing to change directions. The only thing that can derail us for the long haul is an unwillingness to repent and a decision to put ourself first at all cost. That decision will keep us on a path away from God until we repent. II Corinthi …

“The Right Fight” “How To Live a Loving Life” is the most important lessons I have ever learned in my life. Available at Shieldsofstrength.com, Amazon, and most book stores. If you haven’t already, please get a copy. The world wants us to fight first, so we end up surrendering. Love requires we surrender first, and end up fighting. Every video I ever share is based on the truths I share in “The Right Fight.” Matthew 10:39,”Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for m …

If we settle for someone it’s not their fault it’s our fault. This does not mean we are responsible for their selfishness, just that we are responsible for our involvement in their selfishness. This is not bad news, it’s good news because it means we can change our own destiny while we help and love the people around us. We all fail, we all struggle and we are all selfish at times, but if we want love to rule our lives, we must never defend our own mistakes. We must desire above all that those w …

I think rejection is rooted in fear which is rooted in “me.” I still feel it often, but every time I dig deeper, I find myself conflicted between the “me” in me wanting what it wants, while at the same time desiring what is right and what God wants. I know God's way is best for me, yet I still want what I want. I have learned if something is not good for everyone, it's not good for anyone. The most miraculous thing about love is that it's the only thing that is always best for everyone. …

The most powerful force in the universe is love. We all possess the power to love, and it only works for others. No one’s love is more powerful than yours. Loving ourself doesn’t empower us, it destroys us, and we don’t control if we are loved. If we insist people love us, then it’s no longer love it’s manipulation. Love expects nothing from anyone, and it is impossible to use love, because the moment we use it then it’s no longer love. Fighting to be respected, to get what we deserve, for our r …

Luke 9:48, Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest." I will never forget being escorted through The Pentagon by active duty Colonel David Dodd who had just returned from war. He escorted me into the offices of the Secretary of Defense and the office of Four Star General William Boykin (the head of a special task force in the war on terro …

I think if we could be worthy of God’s love, then we would have never needed Jesus. Maybe the most foolish thing we can ever do is to suggest that what we have received by grace makes us more worthy than anyone else. Only Jesus who is truth and love is worthy to set us free, and our mission should be to seek Him at all cost. 2 Corinthians 3:5, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.” …

Fear requires your help to hurt you. It’s bait is hurt and it’s greatest trap is self defense. Please don’t fight fear. It’s the wrong fight. It’s the fight for your fruit. The fight for your own destruction. The Right Fight is the fight for love. The fight for your roots not your fruit. The fight to love not to be loved. Matthew 16:25,”For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for my sake, you will find it.” 1 John 4:18,”There is no fear in love. But per …

Selfishness leads to fruitlessness, and selflessness leads to fruitfulness. I’m still learning how to fight to live a loving life. Fear’s goal is to lead us to selfishness. Love requires we are selfless. No one gets through this life without a fight. “The Right Fight” is the fight to live a selfless life. It’s a fight with ourself and for what is right. The wrong fight is the fight for ourself and our rights. Philippians 2:3-8,”Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humil …