AMAZING

It is truly amazing how GOD opens up thoughts, circumstances, or lines of communication to people who are close to you. What do I mean about this???

Why Decrease???

Why is it that when we get into trouble we tend to decrease ourselves.
In other words as Christians we decrease our lives when we are away from GOD and make it simpler, only to increase it at a later date.

Do we really think that eliminating certain things from our lives will really make a change?
So here is the question for the week, should we retract or increase when times get tough???

Also do we really think that retracting is the answer?

Forgiveness

What is a definition
for forgiveness?

A definition for forgiveness could be
-- giving up my right to hurt you, for hurting me.

It is impossible to live on this fallen planet without getting hurt,
offended,
misunderstood,
lied to,
and rejected. Learning how to respond properly is one of the basics of the Christian life.

Somebody's Gotta Say it ...

This blog is all ready for YOU to share whats on your MIND...
call it Necessary, call it long overdue, call it venting, but whatever YOU CALL IT ... PLEASE SHARE IT.

Allow me to explain ... you see a man slap a women in the parking lot, or you see a bully beating up a smaller kid, or someone at work just took something belonging to the company or ...
you get the picture, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE SAID ...
so
SAY IT.

KICK ME

So often those who name the name of JESUS, find themselves as HUMAN TARGETS. A target of insults, a target for put downs, the butt of sitcom jokes.

WHY???
Why do we find ourselves receiving this type of attention?
What is your opinion on the matter???
Also, have you found that you've been the guy or gal who's FOOT is in the SHOE?

ON THE FENCE???

PICK A SIDE ...

YOU CAN'T DO BOTH

my friend brought up an INTERESTING POINT...

he said if you're gonna keep HANGING on to a HABITUAL SIN, then you need to stay away from church.

At first i thought, what???

then he explained, look ... if you're gonna sin, then sin.

when you figure out that sin won't take you where you thought it would, then maybe you'll quit.

in the meanwhile, don't LIE TO YOURSELF and to GOD.

Going to church, well that will just screw up those around you as YOU BRING SIN into the camp. He Said, "I MEAN, if you don't plan on quitting and repenting, then why be a POSER AND PRETEND?

WHATDOYOUTHINK???

LoveDare:DAY 7 Which Room is your Hangout place?

Day 7: The book describes TWO ROOMS within our heart.

ONE is the APPRECIATION ROOM.

the other is the DEPRECIATION ROOM.

we will spend more time in one than the other.

if you notice more NEGATIVE coming out of your mouth, then maybe you've been

SPRAY PAINTING the walls of the DEPRECIATION ROOM.

for this week, try this:

Pick out two pieces of paper. on one piece WRITE out POSITIVE things about your spouse.

on the other piece, WRITE out NEGATIVE things about your spouse.

SAVE THESE for later.

Now pick out ONE thing from the POSITIVE list and THANK YOUR SPOUSE for having this CHARACTERISTIC.