It is one thing for your children to respect you because you are their father or mother and they are commanded to do so. But it an entirely different thing for your children to respect you. It is one thing for people to respect you because you currently hold an office of influence in their … Continue reading
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When you see a little girl with a ribbon in her hair
When a mother puts a ribbon in her little girls hair it is not to make her pretty and loveable. It is because, in the mother’s eyes, she is already pretty and loved. The ONE THING for today: People can tell if you’re doing what you doing in order to “fix them” or use them … Continue reading
How to experience the supernatural
Here’s a surefire way to experience the supernatural, and I’m not talking about some spooky, hair-on-the-back-of-your-neck-rising experience or an awe-inspiring “God-moment” while at church or while hiking in the Rockies (well maybe I am talking about a God-moment), but anyway… …here’s a simple but tough way to experience the supernatural… Love your enemies. The most … Continue reading
A clear indicator that you may be experiencing a miracle
There’s nothing extraordinary about loving people who are loveable. Don’t expect to get special commendations for loving people who love you and don’t look for an extra star in your crown for being nice to nice people. But to love the unlovable… …now that’s a different story. To genuinely and intentionally love your enemies and … Continue reading
No more fear
Don’t make your relationship with God more than it should be. The goal is not to spend the rest of your life striving to be worthy of His love. There is nothing you can do to change or affect his perfect love. God loves you because of who He is, not because of who you … Continue reading
How to Show People You Really Love Them
“Think about it: Jesus loved people and yet, more often than not, people were disappointed, even angry, with him.” _Winston T. Smith, Marriage Matters: Extraordinary Change Through Moments, page 42 _________ Make it your goal to do what is in the best interest of the people you love. Do this long enough and for … Continue reading
Olympic Logic or “Relational Math”
Here’s the logic behind me watching the Olympics: My wife loves watching the Olympics; I love my wife; thus, I watch the Olympics. That’s pretty simply, isn’t it 😊 The ONE THING for today: Everything you do doesn’t have to be about you. Many (most?) of the things we do in life is about making … Continue reading
If you love me you’ll read this!
If you love Me, keep my commandments. John 14:15 _________ If you love me you’ll read this blog. Oops! I crossed a line there; sorry about that. Only God has the right to say to someone, “If you love me you will do what I want you to do.” This is true because only God … Continue reading
Do you love Jesus?
John 14:15 (NKJV) If you love Me, keep My commandments. Love and action are connected. If we say we love Jesus but do not do what He asks us to do then our words are empty and meaningless, for love and action always go together. The peril that we face is confusing our love for … Continue reading
Kristian Karma
If you love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15 (NKJV) If our obedience unto God is not motivated by love then it becomes self-seeking and manipulative; in reality, we adapt a Christian philosophy of “Karma” (I’ll do what you want me to do but then I’ll be expecting you to do what I want you … Continue reading
