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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 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 …

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 …

Saying we are sorry can mean a lot of things. The greatest evidence we are not seeking truth or truly repenting is when we look in the eyes of truth and make more excuses. True repentance is wrecked by the fact the truth means it’s the problem. So wrecked, it changes directions and will do most anything to make sure it never stands for a lie again. It no longer fights for itself, but fights for the truth despite itself. It will no longer be the plaintiff or the defendant in its own life. It will …

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 …

The world’s message of making sure people give us what we earned, are owed, need, have coming, or deserve is a lie intended to lead us to destroy ourself. No one owes us anything, and nothing we are missing in our own lives belongs to anyone else. The only thing ever missing in our own lives is what we have to give, and what Jesus has for us. Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:25 For if …