There are times when things go to our head when it is our heart we need to consider. I have a perpetual calendar on which was recently the following: “Dear Father, when I am wrong make me willing to admit it and when I am right make me easy to live with. Amen.” Can we grasp the heart of that need in relation to our … [Read more...] about HEAD AND HEART!
Relationships
IT’S PERSONAL!
“Hey, you just stepped on my foot.” “Careful. You just about pinched my finger in that.” “That’s my leg, not the table leg you are kicking.” We know when a part of our body is being negatively impacted. Therefore, we guard it and watch out for and even speak up for it when … [Read more...] about IT’S PERSONAL!
A TRUST ISSUE!
There are people who have trust issues. They have been treated in ways causing them to no longer feel they can trust anyone. Such is a sad thing when it comes to relationships. Hopefully we all have some very healthy relationships where we can afford to be vulnerable because we know we are accepted and loved by … [Read more...] about A TRUST ISSUE!
NOT “I”-LESS!
“I” is in “gift”, but is that what gifts are about? Are gifts about getting? That is something we enjoy and we ought to express due appreciation for what we do receive. However, another manner in which “I” enters into the giving of gifts is when there is the personal desire to gain the attention for having been … [Read more...] about NOT “I”-LESS!
RELATIONAL INFLUENCE!
Paul exhorted. . . “(14) Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? (15) What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a … [Read more...] about RELATIONAL INFLUENCE!
