Do not try to look good, but rather do good. Add value to others without calling attention to yourself. Put your energy into building others up, not into building an image about how good and generous you are. "Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing."
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others.” Jesus “Conversations Within” ts 1/3/26
Rise everyday and look for ways to bring value to others. This is the glory of a life well lived. Adding value to others is the joy Jesus promises to those who would follow Him. Choose joy! Choose it in everything you think, say and do.
“Well done, good and faithful servant…Enter into the joy of your Lord.” Jesus “Conversations Within” ts 12/30/
To choose to love will sometimes mean that we choose to be hurt by another, and then to overlook it. Love bears all things, and sometimes does so in silence.
“Love… does not seek its own…” 1Cor.13 “Conversations Within” ts 1/2/26
One harsh reality that I need to face is that life is not always “what it is,” but it is what I have made it. Never discount personal responsibility.
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” Gal.6.7 “Conversations Within” ts 12/31/25
A commitment to unity is not the same as a commitment to uniformity. The goal is not to see and do everything the same as others. The goal is to agree on what is truly good for us all, and to settle for nothing less than achieving it. Learn to appreciate different points of view.
“How can two walk together unless they agree?” Amos 3.3 “Conversations Within” ts 12/30/
