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Temporary or Permanent Solutions “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, thenContinue reading “Choose Life!”

It’s a Skill “Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 Berean “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion.” -Dale Carnegie We can be rulers of the world, leaders of a community or corporation, have many degrees fromContinue reading “Emotional Intelligence”

“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 ESV “Quit sitting on your blessed assurance!” Rafael Cruz Hard, sad, lonely, and fearful times snatch our Why from us. We forget why we got married whenContinue reading “Forgetting Our Why”

Unlearning is as important as learning “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 ESV “Ultimately, will cannot genuinely connect us to life. We cannot willContinue reading “Unlearning”

“Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself so that you are not tempted as well.” Galatians 6:1 NASB “A crisis is made by men, who enter into the crisis withContinue reading “Blind Spots”

You are Valuable “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” 1 Peter 1:8-19 NIV “People who addContinue reading “You are Precious”

“For the [resentful, deep-seated] anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God [that standard of behavior which He requires from us]. James 1:20 Amplified “Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be; since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.” Thomas a Kempis Anger atContinue reading “Angry With God?”

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT “God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to giveContinue reading “Beauty in the Broken”

Change of Heart or Positive Thinking “And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 Amplified “The pessimist seesContinue reading “Transformation”