Today we will do a quick test on ourselves and see if we really want to love better. Do I really want life to be easier and better? There is a way! But, I have some work to do. It is not up to others. It is up to me. So, let’s start with some…
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A Heritage That Brings Life!
I am trying to live a life that means something. But, it seems that most everything I do doesn’t go as I planned and ends up in a dead end. These dead ends are areas of my life where I am stalled, try to avoid, ignore, don’t want to deal with, I’ve seen that before,…
The Emotion of Fear
My emotions are my primary motivator. The world primarily runs on the emotion of fear, and that leads to many destructive activities and ways of living. Fear motives creep into my life as I fail to mature properly. I have learned my motivation during infancy through bonded relationships with my parents. Whatever emotions my “parents”…
I Don’t “Get It”
How important is attunement:? A lack of attunement means that I don’t “get it” and I am totally missing the point of what you are really feeling and needing ….. Most likely I am not paying enough attention or the right kind of attention to you and what you are feeling ….. A lack of…
The Horses Have Me!
Admonish only those who have forgotten what they are able to put in practice. Weakness is real. Carry burdens for those who cannot carry their burden that day. Constantly encourage the fainthearted. I have horses and often it seems like the horses have me ….. but, I like it that way! I have young people,…
It’s not What I know, It’s Who I Know!
I’m looking for a good life and some joy in living! “I am come that you might have life and that your joy may be full.”John 10:10b The key to life and joy is that Jesus has come and we are able to connect with Him. The emphasis isn’t on joy or life. The emphasis…
Death Brings Life!
When someone close to me dies or leaves me … How do I feel? …. Awful, painful, depressed, alone …. This pain is the most intense relational pain that we feel. If I am an infant or child the trauma can create serious emotional issues. If I am physically an adult but at a relational…
I Truly Love You!
“I truly love you and so does everyone else who knows the truth. We love you because the truth is now in our hearts, and it will be there forever. I pray that God the Father and Jesus Christ His Son will be kind and merciful to us! May they give us peace and truth…
Motivated by Fear …. Love …. Fear …. Yikes
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18, NKJV I have discovered that fear was and is the strongest motivator when I was, and with some holes in my maturity, am an infant,…
My Real Friends!
“Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God.” James4:4 Why? Because God and His Spirit bring life while the world and what it promotes as living, actually brings death. So, who are my friends supposed to…
Practicing Life!
“This is the message we heard from Jesus and we practice living in the truth. The way of God brings light through truth. So we truthfully confess our sins to Him and He forgives us and cleanses us and restores us into the light where there is no darkness. As we live with God in…
Whom I Love
Is Love for me or from me? Is love from me, from me? Is love for me to be kept by me? Is loving actively depleting my love? Do I produce love? Or, is love produced in me? Do I love because He loves me? Do I love who He loves? Do I love me?…
The True Light of Love!
”A person blinded by darkness does not know the way to live. They make others including family and fellow believers into enemies while claiming that they are living in the light of justifying their actions. In so doing, they cause others to stumble and fall. Real living is to love one another including our enemies. …
Peaceful Pain
Is pain a good thing? …… Or ……. Is pain a bad thing? Should I try to avoid pain at all costs? As a relational child I will try to avoid pain through alcohol, drugs, BEEPS …… I may even run away. I equate pain as being the opposite of pleasure. I see pain as…
You’ve Got Me!
“How precious, O God, is your constant love! You are the source of all life. People and animals are in your care. We find protection under the shadow of your wings. We feast on the abundant food you provide; You let us drink from the river of your goodness. Your faithfulness extends to the skies…
My Circle Of Life!
“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever! Amen.” Rom.11:36 My circle of life with Jesus; I Receive life from Him, I Live life through Him, I Return all the glory and my life to Him! “I believe that I will see the goodness of the…
Cuddling Up With Jesus!
“I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me. No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety.” Ps. 16:7-9 I often come to the…
Digging For Riches!
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how fathomless His ways!” Rom.11:33 One of they ways that I know that I have a vibrant, living relationship with God is that I eagerly await the hours of the day when I can talk with Jesus,…
Following His Purposes For Me!
“God has chosen us for His own! … so God is for us! …This is wonderful! … Having chosen me He calls me to follow him with all my heart. He then gives me right standing with Him and covers me with His glory! … So I shouldn’t condemn or pick on others for it…
Intense Relationship!
Being in close proximity and being involved with creates a more intense community tie and personal connection that is based on real life and active interaction. Having my daughter move in with me and then live close to me and interact with me brought about new life that was not present when she lived in…