Author: shbcadmin

  News flash: We have as much of God as we want. Oh, we can say we want more, but if we’re not moving in that direction, we have chosen something else. We choose television, internet, FB, hobbies, our work, family, friends, exercise, books…anything and everything. When we put Him first all of these other things fall into place. What about you? Want more of God? Are you moving in that direction? Making excuses? It’s so easy to chase after the wrong things instead of chasing after Him.

Be who God wants you to BE, not what others want to SEE. Many years ago, a person wanted me to go to a place where I was very uncomfortable. Eventually, they talked me into going. But when I got there, I was so miserable and looking at the people in that particular place made me so incredibly sad, I could hardly stand it. The other day, I found myself thinking about that experience and asking God why I was so sad instead of enjoying myself like everybody else. His answer: That’s not who I created you to be. Even back then, before you walked with Me, something I placed in you let you know it wasn’t the real “you”…it was who the world wanted to SEE. Today, I am so thankful that even when I didn’t follow Him the way I should, He had already placed His blueprint for my life inside my heart.

  There’s no remote to change the channels of our lives. If we don’t like what’s playing, then we’ve got to get up and do something about it. If you don’t like yourself physically, do something about it. If you don’t like yourself spiritually, do something about it. If you don’t like yourself emotionally, do something about it. Sitting in a chair and accepting that this is “just the way it is” is wrong thinking. Ask God what you need to do and start on your journey.

”We don’t have to attend every argument we are invited to”. Arguments never have a good ending. Both people want the last word and most of the other ones too. So you have two people arguing louder and louder and nobody is listening! Just because someone says something that makes you mad or you disagree with doesn’t mean you have to “attend the party”. It’s just better to walk away. Arguments don’t solve anything.

Abusers, whether physical or verbal, always push the blame onto the one who is being abused. It sounds like this: I don’t need anger management. She needs to stop doing things that make me lose my temper. If she would just do what I tell her to everything would be fine. I get drunk and hit her because she’s so awful to me. She knows the buttons to push to send me over the edge. If you find yourself in an abusive situation, it’s time to step away. This won’t end well and you deserve better.

      ”Don’t forget to load your brain before you shoot off your mouth”! How do crazy words keep falling out our mouth? You know the ones I mean…we walk away from someone and think “why did I say that!” The answer to that is as follows: we forgot to think before we spoke! I’m pretty sure there should be a 20 second delay after we LOAD OUR BRAIN so we can think through the possible results of what our words can do. Maybe we should have to get a license since we’re dealing with a deadly weapon!