Today is Valentine’s Day, 2025. A friend posted the following verses on Facebook, and I thought they were so appropriate for the burden on my heart on Valentine’s Day this year. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all …
See Part I of this article here.When you realize that some of your friends, your parents, your spouse, or maybe even your pastor have treated you or are treating you in a way that can be called abuse, be careful to have the mind of Christ in this matter. The world tells you to push …
We read in Genesis chapter 45 that Jacob had quite a shock when his sons returned from Egypt and told him that his son Joseph was still alive. Verse 26 says that “Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.” Years ago, these same sons lost Jacob’s trust concerning Joseph. His lack of belief came …
A sense of humor is essential for handling the stresses of life. The ability to find something funny in life is a key feature to discovering joy in a sometimes rather dreary world. Laughter allows you to bleed tension out of your mind and body. It allows you to deal with difficult situations.
It can be agonizing to watch a friend or loved one suffer through a broken heart. However, there are things that we can do to help them through it. Now if you did the heartbreaking, that would be an altogether different situation. If you broke someone’s heart accidentally, you can probably help the healing process with a heartfelt apology and doing everything in your power to make up for the wrong. If you did it intentionally, for whatever reason, the odds are unless you think you made a mistake and try to fix it, everything you do will only add to the other person’s pain.
We’ve heard it said often that we need to forgive and forget. What a wonderful thing it would be if we could actually forget the wrongs done to us! Wouldn’t it be great if by forgetting, we could erase all the pain, all the worry, all the stress, and all the negative emotions from the wrong? I know I’d love that. And if there is a magical formula somewhere on how to do it, I certainly would want to know about it. Life would be easier if we could forgive and then forget.
If you are asking the question, “Why does God hate me?”, then probably you are looking at your life, the circumstances you’ve found yourself in, your relationships, your financial situation, or your health and you don’t like it. People who think this way usually face traumatic events or situations that, when compared to other people around them, seem to be unfair. Since they can’t see why they have to struggle and others do not, they can only see one explanation. God must hate them.
Everyone can find true happiness if they want. Most people just go about it the wrong way and end up miserable and unhappy. It’s time to change that.
I am asked often why bad things happen to good people. Personally, I believe there are four basic reasons why bad things happen to people — good or bad.
We all have regrets, but how do you live with them? What can I do to overcome these regrets in my life? Is there a way to live with them or get rid of them?
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