Learning to dismiss any thought that competes with goodness is a valuable and powerful skill. The very moment I realize that some thought will rob me of the joy and peace of Christ, I can stop thinking about it. It really is that simple.
“We cast down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” 2Cor.10.5
I have been amazed at how shrewd some non-believers are in marketing a morality that is anything but Christian. They often hijack the message of Jesus, distort the idea of Christian love, and effectively re-brand what is right and wrong in God's eyes. It is sad, but Christians often fail to be effective witnesses of Christ to the world.
“For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.” Jesus Conversations
Thank you for leading me to the path of joy. I always find it when I let loose my selfish concerns. If it involves saying no to myself, it probably places me in the best position to serve others, and that is where joy is realized. I smile at the memories that have revealed this to me.
“Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me.” I tell you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy made full. ” Jesus
How do we know when something is a coincidence, or is God’s way of giving us guidance? We are cautioned in the Scriptures to not be superstitious, but sometimes, as observed by Yogi Berra, some things are “too coincidental to be a coincidence.” Of course, why can’t something be both a coincidence, and God directing our steps as well?
"Time and chance happen to us all" Ecc.9 “You have made known to me the path of life.” Ps.16 Conversations Within” ts
“There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness'. “Shall We Dance” (The movie)
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh”
