As an Infant I am learning how to receive the blessings being offered to me. I learn how to ask for blessings from my parents. I learn to be thankful. As a child I learn how to recognize the worth of what I am being offered and I begin to learn how to share with…
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Enjoying Life Together!?!
I am in my early 20s contemplating spending the remainder of my years with an excellent spouse. As an adult, I am looking at other young adults who could possibly be my life long partner. I am picturing this life as a ride on a train through the territories and seasons of life. I desire…
Essential Elements
Jesus made life very simple. It is not difficult for me to enjoy a fulfilling relationship with Jesus. I just need to join Him in doing life together with Him and His family. Let’s look at what He said about doing life here on earth. ” I have come so that you are able to…
What’s In Your Hand..?
This post is a snapshot of Relational Maturity levels: We all have physical maturity that follows these general physical ages; 0 to 4 Infant … 5 to 11 Child ….. 12 to 17 Adult …. 18 to 60 Parent 60 to 100 Elder. Relationally I may be primarily stalled in any one of these categories…
The Dark and Stormy Night …
How dark is it? How clearly can I see? And what do I hear? Does all seem dark and dreary? A gloomy fog is in the air and in many people’s space. It seems that others see and feel this gloom and doom also. There is a hopeless feeling. These are all statements I am…
Deciding The Game Of Life!!!!
Judging is like calling the game after the first quarter or at half time. Based on what I am seeing both in myself and in my team mates, I decide to call it quits. I judge that there is not an easy win here or not a win at all. Sooo,, I quit. I do…
Our Chaotic Society ….
A society without God as the Supreme Leader is destined to fail. The denigration of society is accelerated when those in the society do not mature relationally, but remain as infants and children. The vast majority of our society today is made up of relational infants and children. This segment is encouraged to remain as…
Trick Or Truth .. 7?
The Answer is Yes. It is often both a truth and a trick. Our enemy the devil, loves to take a truth and then twist it so that we fall for it. This is a trick. This becomes a snare for us when we believe the twisted truth and act on it. The very first…
Trick or Truth 2 ?….
The Answer is Yes. It is often both a truth and a trick. Our enemy the devil, loves to take a truth and then twist it so that we fall for it. This is a trick. This becomes a snare for us when we believe it and act on it. The very first Truth and…
Anxiety….
Anxiety is a form of fear. anxiety involves emotional pain that I feel. I am anxious because I am operating from a relational fear base. Anxiety comes from my fear that things are out of control. They may not be going the way I think they should be. I don’t have enough information to know…
Is This The End???
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at our Lord’s return …. Violence will be rampant … Fear will be pervasive …. Men will be lovers of pleasure and not lovers of God …. God will preserve a minority consisting of those who love and follow Him …. Noah was…
Shaken ….
Acts 3 gives us the story of Peter and John boldly healing the lame man on the temple steps. Then they were arrested by the priests for not following protocol and for using the name of Jesus. Acts 4:21 “On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that…
My Responsibilities!!?
Am I responsible for myself? If I am at an infant level of relational maturity, I will feel that someone else is responsible for me and my needs. If I am at a child level of relational maturity, I will feel that someone else has most of the authority and responsibility is still in their…
Prayer Guidelines
Jesus… Teach us how to pray… The following are some clear guidelines from scripture; See if you can find where these guidelines are in scripture. Each one has several references and examples. Every thing and every request is made and covered in Jesus’ name.. There is no other name by which we are saved in…
The Puzzle of Life! Part 3 of 3
Since the puzzle pieces are life skills, how many are there and just HOW do I learn them? As taught by Thrive, there are 20 primary life skills puzzle pieces along with many smaller skill pieces that are birthed from the primary skills. 0 Relational circuits; 1 Sharing Joy; 2 Calming myself; 3 Forming bonds…
The Puzzle of Life… Part 2 of 3
So, what are the primary Puzzle pieces of my relational life? If I am a relational child, I will be curious as to what these puzzle pieces are. If I am an infant, I could care less. If I am an adult I will be interested to see if there is anything here that I…
Relationship Heartache….
Relationships are an interesting thing. In relationships I discover a lot about myself. Relationships will quickly bring out how relationally mature I am. The less mature I am, the more expectation I will place on you. This shows up very quickly in marriages. As an infant I expect the other person or spouse to fill…
The Goal of Life!
Is God a God of goals.? What all is God trying to accomplish here on this earth? He created the heavens and the earth and then He rested from His creating work. Gen.2:1-4 As I look around our planet I don’t see God doing any new creating or repairs to the planet He created for…
By My Spirit!
Not by might nor by power, but, by My Spirit says the Lord God Almighty! Zach.4:6 As I am in covenant with Jesus, my life is also not run by power and control, but, by the gentle covering of His wings as I walk humbly with Him! He is my Gentle Protector! So, I don’t…
Peaceful Prayer !!
This is Part 2 of Peaceful Prayer. In this post I look at the stress of praying as an infant or child. The stress level of prayer decreases the more relationally mature I become. It is very stressful praying as a relationally mature (RM) child. At the same time and on the same scale, my…