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How to trust God

Trusting God is not trusting that whatever happens is God’s will. What happens can be for a lot of reasons. God never said all things happen for a reason. He said all things work together for the good of those who love Him. For me, trusting God is a never ending battle with my own feelings. Sometimes my feelings align with God’s Word and when they do, it’s so easy. The rest of the time, my feelings contradict God’s Word, and that’s where the battle takes place. I have learned the hard way when i …
30th Jan 2020 Kenny Vaughan
How do I get closer to God?

How do I get closer to God?

God is love. If we know love, we know God. Love was not what I thought it was most of my own life. Learning what love really was drew me closer to God than I have ever been. This is why I wrote “The Right Fight -How To Live A Loving Life.” I’m telling you the truths in that book radically changed my life forever. It took me off the path of self-destruction and put me on the path that leads to Jesus and fruitfulness. Please read it if you have not already, but first read God’s Word. Even if it’s …
31st Oct 2019 Kenny Vaughan
How To Wait On God

How To Wait On God

God is never late or out of position. When we have no idea what to do next or what we should do next, we should stay where we are until we have clarity. That said, what we do while we wait is critical. If all we do is wait, we may be the problem. I believe what we do while we wait determines whether or not we find our destiny. Make sure that while you wait, you draw closer to Jesus. Lots about this in “The Right Fight: How to live a loving life.” Available at shieldsofstrength.com and amazon. Is …
29th Oct 2019 Kenny Vaughan
Define Love

Define Love

If we could only define one word it should be love, but sadly, it’s the one word few can define. “The Right Fight” was written to define love for my children and help them understand how to live it. Every video I ever create is rooted in what I share in that book. Next to God’s Word, it’s the most valuable thing I have to offer them or anyone else. The fruit of love is the feeling of love. Love is doing what is “truly” best for others without regard for ourself. John 15:13, “Greater love has no …
15th Oct 2019 Kenny Vaughan
What is a Father?

What is a Father?

God is our model Father, and a Father to the fatherless and the fathered. The best father this world has ever known is not perfect. All fathers make mistakes, but no loving father wants to make a mistake. The greatest blessing of having a loving father is that it teaches us how to live a loving life. If we don’t have a loving father, or even if we do, the best example of how to father is Jesus. The love of Jesus not only shows us how to love....His Holy Spirit also empowers us to live a loving l …
14th Oct 2019 Kenny Vaughan
What to do when you are in what God had for you and you're not sure anymore

What to do when you are in what God had for you and you're not sure anymore

How do we know what to do when we are in a place we believe God called us to be, but then wonder if we are where God wants us to be? I’m in a place like that right now. Where I wonder, did I miss God, or is where I am where I am supposed to be? I have been here before. I have been here because I did what I wanted, not what God wanted. And I have been here because I was where God wanted me to be. I have learned that in either circumstance, if I am willing to follow Jesus right now, in this moment …
7th Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
What does it mean to trust God?

What does it mean to trust God?

Trusting God is not equal to just trusting everything will work out. It also doesn’t mean “all things happen for a reason.” All things do happen for a reason, but many times the reason is our selfishness or someone else’s selfishness, or the effects of living on a fallen earth. God’s Word doesn’t say all things happen for a reason. It says all things work together for the good of those who love Him. In order to trust God, we must first know what He says, then fight to do what He says, and then t …
3rd Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
What happens when we miss God

What happens when we miss God

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 …
3rd Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
How to know God's will for your life

How to know God's will for your life

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 …
3rd Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
How to help someone you hurt

How to help someone you hurt

Just for clarity -God is love! There is no love without Him. Whether we are the offender or the offended, this is why we all must first run to Jesus. Then as we connect to Him, we become grafted into the vine (Jesus). Then love flows through us, and as love flows through us we forgive, we repent, we love, and loving restores what was taken away. I try to illustrate this with trees and roots and fruit visually in “The Right Fight.” We have all been hurt and we have all hurt someone. Jesus is the …
24th Aug 2019 Kenny Vaughan