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One thing that will destroy God’s plan for your life is an unwillingness to repent.You know if we go the wrong way, we have to be willing to admit it and to say,”I don’t want to go the wrong way, I want to go the right way.”It’s not really that hard to determine if we are going the wrong way or the right way.It can be very difficult to have the courage to self-exam. But we can’t be the plaintiff or the defendant in our own lives. If we try, we are going to wreck ourselves.We have to be willing t …

One way to know you are going in the wrong direction is if everyone else is going the same direction.You know, the world is led by fear. We say: the world this, the world that. What is the world?The world is selfishness and it’s lead by fear so it’s always doing what’s best for itself, without regard for others. The world is always doing what feels right.So, you think, if everybody else is doing it, it can’t be wrong. No, no, no!! If everybody else is doing it, it almost can’t be right. Because …

In these chaotic times, it is critical to remember that love is not rude or angry, but fear is; and seeking truth must always supersede our actions.“Anger is something we all feel, and those angry feelings are often beyond our control. I have never figured out how to stop feeling anger. Acting on our angry feelings, though, is something we often can control.“We can feel anger but still choose to be kind. Fear acts on the anger that it feels. Anger does not rule our lives when we feel it. Anger o …

Love never ever wants to hurt anyone! It’s extremely painful for love to be forced to deliver the news that the person it loves needs to change. That said....though it may be painful, love will deliver the message not for itself but for the sake of the person it loves, and it will take no joy in any suffering. Fear on the other hand will enable. Fear will tell selfishness what it wants to hear so it will be loved. It’s really not loving anyone but itself. It’s doing what it takes to be loved. It …

Some say some wounds never heal. I think the only wounds that never heal are the ones we refuse to stop nursing. All wounds need nursing at first, but at some point we must let them heal. We don’t heal wounds...Jesus does if we let Him. Every wound leaves a scar, but the scars purpose is to make that place stronger. Stronger, so we can help others through the same hurt because we have been there and found our way out. Love leads us out, heals the wounds, and makes us stronger. Jesus is love, and …

The world tells us to love ourself or hate ourself. Both are equally selfish. Both require a self focus. Love requires we die to ourself. Living a loving life is the best possible thing we can do for ourself, but we can’t do it for ourself or it’s no longer love. If this sounds crazy please read,”The Right Fight” How to Live a Loving Life. There was a time I would have thought I was crazy too. All I can say is please, please, please, keep digging for more truth. Nothing will set you free like th …

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 …

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 …

In a lifetime, a man may be forced to defend others from physical harm a few times, unless he has volunteered his life to defend others on a daily basis in the military or law enforcement. God bless them! For the rest of us, if faced with the challenge, we should be prepared and willingly accept the risk. I always knew this, but what I never considered or prepared enough for was that on a daily basis, I had a responsibility to protect others, and even those I love most from myself. (Not suggesti …