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Excerpts from “The Right Fight: How to Live a Loving Life” by John Kennedy Vaughan“So often we think we are loving others by protecting them from truths that would help them become a better person because we don’t want to see them hurt. This is the reason people tell ‘white lies’ or withhold the constructive truth.“But because we know love is always truthful, we can also know that this is never really the loving thing to do, and such ‘protection’ is not consistent with what real love is.“Protec …

What is Fear?What is Fear's Purpose?What is Love?What is Love's Purpose?Fear is a feeling whose purpose is to alert us to potential danger. It's purpose is absolutely not to lead or motivate us! Fearful leaders lead people by fear. Even though fear can motivate, where it motivates, it also destroys. Fear destroys the person following it, while it uses them to hurt everyone around them. If we allow fear to lead our lives, we will do what is best for ourself without regard for others. W …

Reflecting back over my life, I know that “winning the Nationals was huge for me, but being able to be my best in the worst circumstances of my career and having the heart of a champion instead of a heart filled with fear was the most life-changing thing of all.“It blew my mind that after years of fighting to overcome my fear, doing everything I could to defeat it, giving up led to my freedom from fear—not giving up fighting but giving up fighting fear. Getting in the right fight.“For years, I s …

ForgiveBearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.FearFear is one of the most destructive forces in relationships. It never motivates us to do the right thing. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”Men typically mask their fear by trying to be macho. Women typically don't hide it but it will cause destruction in your relations …

Today I read that the number-one reason for sickness and disease in America is stress. And that the number-one reason for prescribed medications is anxiety. Sadly, It's part of the pattern of this world.Fear- an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.Anxiety- a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.In Scripture, we're commanded over and over not …