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The one thing that lies to you more than anything else

The one thing that lies to you more than anything else

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 …
24th Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
Who are the only two people who have the only thing you are missing?

Who are the only two people who have the only thing you are missing?

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 …
6th Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
How to respond to criticism

How to respond to criticism

When I became totally convinced that the truth was best for me and those I loved the most....then criticism became my best friend. It still hurts my feelings, and maybe it always will. I must say though, not nearly as much as it once did. Not so much anymore, because the change it has brought to my own life has blessed me so much, I find myself desiring criticism. I desire it so I can be challenged, and so I can get other perspectives and be shown my own blind spots. In the past, the moment I re …
5th Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
What to do when you feel like your destiny is in someone else's hands?

What to do when you feel like your destiny is in someone else's hands?

Your destiny is not in the hands of anyone else! Other people do have the power to influence the path it takes to get where God wants you. The idea that no one else can hurt you or change the course it takes to get where God wants you is simply not the truth. Buying that lie leads us to fight people instead of fighting to live a loving life. It leads us to build fences that we think will protect us but only trap us. Boundaries don’t protect us, they destroy us. Fences we think keep others out, o …
5th Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
How to remain calm

How to remain calm

We don’t have a chance to practice remaining calm until we are anxious. These are moments where opportunities present themselves to practice remaining calm. We must be quick to cast down imaginations that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God.....and quick to embrace those thoughts obedient to Christ. ”The Right Fight” is not the fight with fear. It’s the fight for truth that drives out fear. Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and learn not on your own I understanding …
4th Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
What does it mean to settle for someone?

What does it mean to settle for someone?

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 …
4th Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
How to find yourself

How to find yourself

I think it is important to find ourself, because there are gifts we are born with that are vital to become who God created us to be. That said, I think these gifts are virtually impossible to lose. They are created into our very being. What is incredibly important is that we realize the difference between our created gifts and our sinful nature. Our strongest desires are not necessarily our gifts. They may be our sinful nature. Our gifts are the most valuable things we have to offer others. They …
3rd Sep 2019 Kenny Vaughan
How to know if someone loves you

How to know if someone loves you

If someone loves you, they will only do what is truly best for you with no regard for themselves and expecting nothing in return. Of course none of us are perfectly loving, but if they mess up they won’t defend their mess up, make excuses, or blame it on someone else. They will own it and repent. If they believe you’re missing the truth, they will tell you and do anything they can to help you change. They won’t support anything you want. They will only support what they believe is best for you. …
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