Christians Must Follow Jesus First
There are a great deal of concerning words and attitudes lately about the tenets of the Christian faith. Alarmingly, there are a lot of people who are twisting and manipulating the faith to mold to their personal earthly views. Continue reading “Christians Must Follow Jesus First”
Anyone who’s ever had a conversation with pretty much anyone, knows that gaslighting is something we’re all guilty of at some point and to some degree — but, some folk are just more guilty of it more of the time. Manipulation isn’t pleasant.
Have you heard the saying, “show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are?” Its a quote that has always intrigued me because I think what its saying is, “who you choose to associate with, shows your true nature more than it does theirs.”
Life is precious and our personal happiness is sacrosanct. We all need reminding now and then, that life is often what we make of it and that means taking the necessary time to put it into proper perspective.
Christians all across the world are being called upon to take a stand — to set aside their biases and political beliefs and to put their faith first and foremost. To declare that our faith is far more important than worldly politics.
Tolerance is something our world desperately needs. Right now, tolerance seems to be ebbing away on all fronts and with it, goes our peace, happiness and harmony. In their place, comes something awful. We can change that.
It would actually be a bit funny if it weren’t for the fact that it’s actually sad – why do we forget that right now, every one of us has an incredible and abundant power at our finger tips? And, it’s a power which is quite literally, inexhaustible.
I know some very good Christians who are almost fearful that God will somehow try to trick them or that He’s not telling them the whole truth. I know it sounds odd, but that is how they think. They’re wrong.
The secret to thriving in this life may not be a secret after all. Most of us know that happiness is actually a choice and not a destination, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things we can actually do, most of which are quite simple.
Life would be marvelous if all we had to do was to wish for what we want and no matter what, it would appear. Unfortunately, it rarely, if ever, works that way. And that’s actually a good thing in the overall scheme of things.